About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Converse, Nike, Inc., Zappos.com, Crocs, Reebok, TOMS Shoes, Endicott Johnson Corporation, Lauren Jones, Deckers Outdoor Corporation, LA Gear, Johnston & Murphy, New Balance, Nike Considered, NIKEiD, British Knights, Soap, Rocky Brands, Acushnet Company, AND1, Justin Boots, Steve Madden, Pony International, Stride Rite Corporation, Allen Edmonds, Finish Line, Inc., KEEN, Inc., Payless ShoeSource, Rainbow Sandals, Brine, Corp., SAS Shoemakers, PF Flyers, Red Wing Shoes, Skechers, KangaROOS, Lakai Limited Footwear, Sperry Top-Sider, Shoe Carnival, K-Swiss, Brown Shoe, Reef, Solestruck, G.R. Kinney Company, Stuart Weitzman, Cole Haan, Rogan's Shoes, Avia, Airwalk, Double-H Boots, Osiris Shoes, Pleaser USA, Inc., Saucony, Nine West, Sessions, Five Ten Footwear, Acme Boots, Shoe Show, Sibley's Shoes, Candie's, Nfinity shoes, Adio, Heelys, Inc., Footstar, Warmbat, Shoemall, Brooks Sports, Wolverine World Wide, Melville Shoe Corporation, Florsheim Shoes, Rockport, Merooj, Etnies, Alife Rivington Club, Customatix, Sebago, Tony Lama, T.U.K., Circa, Koolaburra, The Frye Company, Run Athletics. Excerpt: Nike, Inc. (pronounced; NYSE: NKE) is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world's leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with revenue in excess of US$18.6 billion in its fiscal year 2008 (ending May 31, 2008). As of 2008, it employed more than 30,000 people worldwide. Nike and Precision Castparts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon, according to The Oregonian. The company was founded on January 25, 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight, and officially...
