30 interesting facts about Nike

30 interesting facts about Nike

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Nike is one of the world's most famous sports and footwear retailers, but there are many things about the company that ordinary people don't know.

Although most Western population owns at least one item produced by Nike, there are many interesting factories relatively unknown.

Nike was founded on January 25, 1964, by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight.

Headquarters based in Washington County, Oregon, United States.

Many hardcore fans of brand false 'nike'.

The famous Nike logo, a solid Swoosh, designed only 35 dollars by Carolyn Davidson, a student at Portland State University.

Slogan 'just did it', now recognized worldwide, inspired by the last words of Gary Gilmore.

Nike sells shoes, clothing and sports accessories in thousands of stores worldwide.

Over the years, Nike has made a number of award-winning ads, and in 2000 and again in 2002, the company won an Emmy award.

One of Nike's most recent innovations is a shoe that can be paired electronically onto smartphones.

Through the market for sports shoes, Nike accounts for about 62%, making it the most popular brand for sports shoes.

Nike not only designs shoes to wear regular daily.

The largest Nike store is located on Oxford Road in London and is a total of 42,000 square feet.

The first pair of shoes was created in iron waffles, creating grooves on the base.

In 1978, Nike created a new ad for their Air Max shoes, and for the first time, a Beatles song was used in advertising.

When the company first started, it was called Blue Ribbon Sports.

Phil Knight, one of the co-founders, wanted to change the name to '6 afternoon', but in the end, Nike is the priority of two potential names.

Since 2015, there are more than 62,000 employees working for Nike globally.

Nike products are manufactured in factories that are really not owned by the company.

Jordan 1 air is famous by Michael Jordan basketball player;

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, also known as Shaq, came to meet Nike owners completely dressed in Reebok costumes.

Player Tennis Romanian Ilie Nastase has authenticated Nike in 1972 after signing a contract with the company.

In 2003, the popular footwear store stopped stocking more expensive range of Nike because they believed prices are too high.

Zoom Air, one of Nike's most popular shoes, was introduced to the market in 1995, but was first given a named named.

Phil Knight wrote one of his college articles when he decided to start his own shoe company.

Powerful Nike supports Oregon University and their sports teams, providing them with exclusive garments and financing.

Shoes for Nike are manufactured mainly in China, Indonesia and Vietnam, but many shoes have also been manufactured in the United States.

Nike Golf, a branch of Nike Company, was started in 1984 by Bill Wood;

Many names of Nike products were taken from the sports team.

After Nike shows the shirt in the window of a Boston store containing text like 'up', the company is criticized by Mayor Thomas Menino.

The company constantly tries to introduce new ideas to the market, and in 1991, they released golf shorts to wash denim acid, not much popular.

Livestrong bracelets are very popular for the first time in 2008;