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China

Alibaba's Latest Gambit in Fighting Fakes: Foster Local Brands

Criticized and even sued by luxury brand Gucci and others for facilitating the counterfeit goods trade, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has been quietly piloting a scheme to try to curb fakes at source.

China

Alibaba's Latest Gambit in Fighting Fakes: Foster Local Brands

Criticized and even sued by luxury brand Gucci and others for facilitating the counterfeit goods trade, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has been quietly piloting a scheme to try to curb fakes at source.


Retail

Nike Backs Obama on Trade with Pledge to Create 10,000 US Jobs

Nike Inc put its weight behind President Barack Obama's push for a trade deal with Asian countries on Friday with a promise to create up to 10,000 US-based manufacturing jobs if the pact is approved.

Retail

Nike Backs Obama on Trade with Pledge to Create 10,000 US Jobs

Nike Inc put its weight behind President Barack Obama's push for a trade deal with Asian countries on Friday with a promise to create up to 10,000 US-based manufacturing jobs if the pact is approved.


News & Analysis

Nike Plans US Manufacturing Jobs If Trade Measures Approved

Nike Inc. and its partners will create as many as 10,000 US manufacturing and engineering jobs over the next decade if Congress approves fast-track trade legislation and a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is finalised.

News & Analysis

Nike Plans US Manufacturing Jobs If Trade Measures Approved

Nike Inc. and its partners will create as many as 10,000 US manufacturing and engineering jobs over the next decade if Congress approves fast-track trade legislation and a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is finalised.


News & Analysis

Nike Is Finally Selling US Women's Soccer Team Jerseys to Men

Women are now in the driver's seat in the sports apparel market.

News & Analysis

Nike Is Finally Selling US Women's Soccer Team Jerseys to Men

Women are now in the driver's seat in the sports apparel market.


Technology

Op-Ed | Fashion Can Win the Wearables War

Fashion has the potential to leapfrog the gadget-focused consumer electronics industry and tap the growing wearables market with fashionable high-tech textiles, advises Amanda Parkes.

Technology

Op-Ed | Fashion Can Win the Wearables War

Fashion has the potential to leapfrog the gadget-focused consumer electronics industry and tap the growing wearables market with fashionable high-tech textiles, advises Amanda Parkes.


Global Markets

Nike Earnings Beat Estimates as North American Sales Advance

Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting- goods maker, posted third-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, helped by demand in North America.

Global Markets

Nike Earnings Beat Estimates as North American Sales Advance

Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting- goods maker, posted third-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, helped by demand in North America.


News & Analysis

Nike to Launch Collaboration with Chitose Abe’s Sacai

BoF can exclusively reveal that Nike is set to launch a new fashion collaboration with Chitose Abe’s inventive Japanese label Sacai.

News & Analysis

Nike to Launch Collaboration with Chitose Abe’s Sacai

BoF can exclusively reveal that Nike is set to launch a new fashion collaboration with Chitose Abe’s inventive Japanese label Sacai.


News & Analysis

Why Are Sportswear Giants Nike and Adidas Embracing Fashion?

BoF examines the strategies behind the uptick in the fashion activities of the world’s leading sportswear giants.

News & Analysis

Why Are Sportswear Giants Nike and Adidas Embracing Fashion?

BoF examines the strategies behind the uptick in the fashion activities of the world’s leading sportswear giants.


Financial Markets

Nike Beats 2Q Forecasts

Nike Inc. on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $655 million. The results topped Wall Street expectations.

Financial Markets

Nike Beats 2Q Forecasts

Nike Inc. on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $655 million. The results topped Wall Street expectations.


Marketing

Rising Stars Make Adidas More American, Less Soccer-Mad

A new generation of more international Adidas executives is trying to loosen a hierarchical structure that has held back creativity at the venerable German sports brand as it tries to retaliate against Nike.

Marketing

Rising Stars Make Adidas More American, Less Soccer-Mad

A new generation of more international Adidas executives is trying to loosen a hierarchical structure that has held back creativity at the venerable German sports brand as it tries to retaliate against Nike.