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Mark Parker

Executive Chairman, Nike

Having joined the sportswear giant in 1979, the executive chairman still participates in the design and innovation process and has a personal interest in emerging culture.

Mark Parker
Financial Markets

Nike Exceeds Profit Estimates on New Products and Athleisure Trend

Nike Inc.’s fourth-quarter profit topped analysts’ estimates, helped by new product releases and strong sales growth in North America, its largest market.

Financial Markets

Nike Exceeds Profit Estimates on New Products and Athleisure Trend

Nike Inc.’s fourth-quarter profit topped analysts’ estimates, helped by new product releases and strong sales growth in North America, its largest market.


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.


News & Analysis

The Best of BoF 2014 | People

Next up in our retrospective of the stories that drove the conversation and defined the year in the business of fashion, we highlight some of 2014’s top articles from our People channel.

News & Analysis

The Best of BoF 2014 | People

Next up in our retrospective of the stories that drove the conversation and defined the year in the business of fashion, we highlight some of 2014’s top articles from our People channel.


News & Analysis

Week in Review | Mark Parker, Chloé, Mukesh Bansal, Paris Fashion Week, Boomtowns, Kering

LONDON, United Kingdom — Fashion month is over and, by now, most fashion week attendees have returned home after a four week pilgrimage from New York

News & Analysis

Week in Review | Mark Parker, Chloé, Mukesh Bansal, Paris Fashion Week, Boomtowns, Kering

LONDON, United Kingdom — Fashion month is over and, by now, most fashion week attendees have returned home after a four week pilgrimage from New York


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Kering, Rahul Mishra, Vogue Australia, Chloé

You can find the correct answer and detailed explanation for each question immediately following the question (simply highlight to read), along with

News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Kering, Rahul Mishra, Vogue Australia, Chloé

You can find the correct answer and detailed explanation for each question immediately following the question (simply highlight to read), along with


News & Analysis

Mark Parker Decodes Nike's Operating Model

BEAVERTON, United States — It was the last few days of the 2014 World Cup, being held in Brazil, and as I made my way through airports on three

News & Analysis

Mark Parker Decodes Nike's Operating Model

BEAVERTON, United States — It was the last few days of the 2014 World Cup, being held in Brazil, and as I made my way through airports on three


News & Analysis

#BoF500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2014

Introducing the members of this year's #BoF500, the most influential and authoritative list in the global fashion industry.

News & Analysis

#BoF500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2014

Introducing the members of this year's #BoF500, the most influential and authoritative list in the global fashion industry.


News & Analysis

Introducing ‘Polymaths & Multitaskers,’ Our 2nd Annual #BoF500 Print Edition

Our second annual BoF 500 print edition examines some of the overachieving Polymaths & Multitaskers making outsized contributions to the global fashion industry. It’s not out until September 22, but is available for pre-order now.

News & Analysis

Introducing ‘Polymaths & Multitaskers,’ Our 2nd Annual #BoF500 Print Edition

Our second annual BoF 500 print edition examines some of the overachieving Polymaths & Multitaskers making outsized contributions to the global fashion industry. It’s not out until September 22, but is available for pre-order now.


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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