All Nike articles – Page 4
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Analysis
How Nike, Unilever and Gymshark are building DTC empires – and the retail fightback
Already a huge growth area in retail, direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales were sent into overdrive over the past few months when stores were forced to close around the world.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Inside Nike’s first European House of Innovation
Nike has unveiled its third House of Innovation store and the first in Europe, on Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées. Retail Week spoke to Nike’s Cathy Sparks about the opening.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Nike opens tech-driven Rise concept store in China
Nike’s latest concept store opened in Guangzhou, China, this week using a “member-first” approach to bring a host of new tech features to customers.
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News
Nike sales plunge amid pandemic store closures
Nike has posted a drop in its quarterly sales with rising online revenue failing to offset declines.
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News
US retailers and brands offer support to protests
Some US retail chains have sustained damage and had goods stolen amid protests against police violence against black people, but many have released statements supporting the protestors.
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Analysis
TikTok boom: the brands winning as lockdown spurs social surge
With the UK on lockdown and people increasingly housebound, social media will become more important than ever as we seek information, solace or distraction from the outside world. Retail Week looks at the newest social platform to take the Western world by storm and the brands winning on it.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retailers are the unsung heroes of the coronavirus crisis
For too long, retail has been cut a raw deal.
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News
Nike shuffles exec board under new chief executive
Nike has shuffled its senior leadership team under its new boss, announcing the appointments of a new chief operating officer and chief financial officer earlier this week.
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Analysis
Analysis: Compete or collaborate? Why Tesco, M&S and Harrods are joining forces with rivals
With the threat of Amazon looming over most in the sector, some retailers are doing away with long-standing rivalries in order to take on the online Goliath. But how should retailers decide when to compete and when to collaborate?
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Analysis
Analysis: The six tech trends tipped to take off in 2020
What burgeoning technology will really take off in 2020 and what will it enable retailers to do? We put the question to a panel of tech experts.
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News
JD Sports insists Footasylum deal ‘will benefit consumers’
JD Sports has insisted its £90m takeover of rival Footasylum “will benefit consumers” as it wrestles to convince competition watchdogs of the merits of the deal.
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Analysis
In pictures: The 10 best stores of the decade
Store design expert John Ryan selects the 10 most landmark shops that have opened over the past decade.
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News
Nike cuts ties with Amazon to focus on direct to consumer
Nike has ended its long-term pilot programme with Amazon, as it looks to focus more on selling direct to consumer.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Nike’s new boss will accelerate its digital transition
Last week it was announced that Nike’s long-term chief executive Mark Parker would be stepping down from the brand to be replaced by John Donahoe. Retail Week analyses what Donahoe will bring to the role and what his appointment says for Nike’s shifting priorities.
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News
Nike chief executive to step down in digital shift
Nike chief executive Mark Parker will stand down next year as the brand and retailer continues to pivot its business towards digital.
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Cartoon
Retail cartoon: Mike in a spin over Nike
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley’s dispute with Nike and Adidas, as the sportswear giants look to sell more direct to consumer.
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Opinion
Opinion: Sports Direct’s Nike swipe smacks of desperation
Sports Direct has taken aim at sportswear titans Nike and Adidas, but is it a gamble that will pay off?
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News
Sports Direct calls for probe into Nike and Adidas
Sports Direct has demanded a competition probe be launched into sportswear brands Nike and Adidas.
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News
Nike to drastically scale back retail supply deals
Nike is to end its supply agreements with dozens of independent retailers as it accelerates efforts to sell more of its products direct to consumer.
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Analysis
Analysis: Six stores that Amazon can’t touch
Amazon may appear to be an unstoppable retail juggernaut steamrollering everything in its path, but there are some stores it still cannot touch because of their unique propositions.