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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
Technology

Nike CEO Expects Football Sales to Keep Soaring

BERLIN, Germany — U.S. sportswear maker Nike Inc, battling Adidas AG to be the world's biggest soccer brand, expects kit sales to keep growing fast

Technology

Nike CEO Expects Football Sales to Keep Soaring

BERLIN, Germany — U.S. sportswear maker Nike Inc, battling Adidas AG to be the world's biggest soccer brand, expects kit sales to keep growing fast


News & Analysis

Brands Invest in ‘New Generation of Materials’

From fashion and apparel giants like Kering, Nike and Uniqlo to Silicon Valley start-ups, a wide range of companies are working to develop a new generation of materials in order to enhance the style, performance and sustainability of their products.

News & Analysis

Brands Invest in ‘New Generation of Materials’

From fashion and apparel giants like Kering, Nike and Uniqlo to Silicon Valley start-ups, a wide range of companies are working to develop a new generation of materials in order to enhance the style, performance and sustainability of their products.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Farfetch Raises $66M, Apple Wearables, Style Upstarts

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Farfetch Raises $66M, Apple Wearables, Style Upstarts

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.


News & Analysis

Nike Unveils Superfly in $5 Billion Battle for Supremacy

PORTLAND, United States — Nike Inc. stepped up preparations for June's soccer World Cup by introducing a lightweight cleat and a new television spot

News & Analysis

Nike Unveils Superfly in $5 Billion Battle for Supremacy

PORTLAND, United States — Nike Inc. stepped up preparations for June's soccer World Cup by introducing a lightweight cleat and a new television spot


Technology

Burberry Designer CEO Shows Shift to Creatives in Luxury

LONDON, United Kingdom — For years, fashion and luxury-goods companies have resisted putting creative and commercial control in one pair of hands.

Technology

Burberry Designer CEO Shows Shift to Creatives in Luxury

LONDON, United Kingdom — For years, fashion and luxury-goods companies have resisted putting creative and commercial control in one pair of hands.


News & Analysis

Nike Profit Tops Analysts’ Estimates as New Products Help Sales

BEAVERTON, United States — Nike Inc., the world's largest sporting-goods company, posted second-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates as

News & Analysis

Nike Profit Tops Analysts’ Estimates as New Products Help Sales

BEAVERTON, United States — Nike Inc., the world's largest sporting-goods company, posted second-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates as



News & Analysis

Nike's Spirit Machine

Courtesy of our friends at 032c, BoF brings you an exclusive excerpt from Jonathan Olivares' piece on HTM, a three-person design collaboration between Nike chief executive Mark Parker, designer Tinker Hatfield and cultural consultant Hiroshi Fujiwara.

News & Analysis

Nike's Spirit Machine

Courtesy of our friends at 032c, BoF brings you an exclusive excerpt from Jonathan Olivares' piece on HTM, a three-person design collaboration between Nike chief executive Mark Parker, designer Tinker Hatfield and cultural consultant Hiroshi Fujiwara.


China

Nike Targets $36 Billion in Revenue by Fiscal 2017

NEW YORK, United States — Nike's key growth areas include China, women's sports and e-commerce, and the athletic gear maker plans to have $36 billion

China

Nike Targets $36 Billion in Revenue by Fiscal 2017

NEW YORK, United States — Nike's key growth areas include China, women's sports and e-commerce, and the athletic gear maker plans to have $36 billion


News & Analysis

Nike in Dow Shows Marketing Genius as Much as Innovation

NEW YORK, United States — Nike Inc.'s addition to the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a testament to the company's ability to shrug off hard times

News & Analysis

Nike in Dow Shows Marketing Genius as Much as Innovation

NEW YORK, United States — Nike Inc.'s addition to the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a testament to the company's ability to shrug off hard times


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