Nike
This coverage examines Nike’s strategy and performance within the UK retail and sportswear market, focusing on store operations, product innovation, marketing campaigns, sponsorship deals, and leadership decisions. Reporting provides insight into how Nike drives consumer engagement, addresses sustainability challenges, and navigates competitive pressures — offering valuable context for executives, managers, and professionals in sportswear, retail operations, and brand leadership.
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Apr- 2021 -19 AprilClothing & Shoes
Nike warns retail partners to cut down on reselling
Sportswear giant Nike has reportedly warned its retail partners it will cut off the supply of limited edition trainers to their stores if they don’t crack down on staff enabling resellers. According to the Sunday Times, Nike has told its retail partners they face “supply curtailment” if they don’t stop…
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9 AprilHigh Street
JD Sports, Frasers Group and Amazon eye Topshop flagship
A number of retailers have reportedly expressed interest in purchasing Topshop’s former flagship store, including JD Sports, Amazon and Frasers. According to Drapers,, the administrators of the 100,000 sq ft store have appointed Eastdil and Savills to explore a sale of the site. It also reports that the London store…
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Mar- 2021 -25 MarchClothing & Shoes
H&M and Nike face ‘backlash’ in China over Xinjiang cotton labour concerns
Nike and H&M are reportedly facing a “backlash” in China after both groups outlined their concerns regarding the Xinjiang cotton trade and suspected forced labour claims. Many Chinese celebrities and online platforms have since dropped H&M and Nike over their stance, according to the BBC. In one instance, actor Wang…
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19 MarchClothing & Shoes
Nike global revenues up 3% as online helps offset store closures
Global sportswear giant Nike has revealed that its revenues for the third quarter of the year were $10.4bn (£7.4bn) up 3% compared to the prior year. The retailer revealed that despite a large portion of its store estate in Europe remaining closed during the final two months of the quarter,…
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Feb- 2021 -25 FebruaryOnline & Digital
Amazon tops annual list of global retailers with $1.63tn market cap
Amazon has topped the list of the top 25 global retailers with a £1.15bn ($1.63tn) market cap for the year ending 31 January 2020, according to data from TradingPlatforms.com. The online retailer has benefitted from the Covid-19 pandemic as consumers have shifted to buying products and services online. E-commerce site…
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Dec- 2020 -23 DecemberNews
L Brands announces new president and chief HR officer
L Brands has announced new leadership appointments at Bath and Body Works which includes Julie Rosen as president and Deon Riley as chief human resources officer. Rosen and Riley will reportedly work under the leadership of Andrew Meslow, CEO of both L Brands and Bath and Body Works. Rosen will…
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7 DecemberAdvice
Re-energising retail in 2021: Three challenges and one solution
The story of retail in 2020 is one of extreme contrasts. On the one hand, the Amazons, Asos and supermarket operators of the world have all enjoyed tremendous success; on the other, almost every other segment of the industry has been decimated. More than 11,000 chain outlets shut in the…
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Nov- 2020 -18 NovemberComment
Planning for the new digital saltation
Digital evolution, over the last 10 years, has been a steady move from offline to online. Since the mid-noughties until very recently, we’ve seen gradual increases in online sales compared to overall retail sales. Then COVID-19 happened, and the world changed. But our desire to purchase didn’t. We still needed…
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16 NovemberComment
The future of retail, where one size fits none
When writing this introduction, perhaps somewhat naively, I Googled ‘what was the most challenging time in all of history for retailers?’; thinking I could find some anecdotes about a time when retailers overcame hardships greater than those we face currently. As it turns out, the most challenging time in modern…
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Sep- 2020 -23 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Nike online sales surge in Q1
Nike has announced a significant increase in digital sales in its first quarter fiscal report for this financial year. The sportswear retailer saw digital sales rise by 81% in the three-month period ended 31 August, offsetting falling revenue in its stores due to the pandemic. Despite Nike not releasing a…
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