Nike China Online Resale Ban Fuels Price War Fears for Sportswear Brands
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Nike China Online Resale Ban Fuels Price War Fears for Sportswear Brands

Nike's plan to stop dealers from selling online from 2027 may trigger aggressive discounting in China's sportswear marke...

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Nike Cuts Distributors’ China Online Rights, Raising Specter of a Sportswear Discount War
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Nike Cuts Distributors’ China Online Rights, Raising Specter of a Sportswear Discount War

Nike’s 2027 ban on online sales by Chinese distributors leaves them just months to clear tens of millions in inventory, ...

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Brand Worldbuilding: Why Nike, ITC and Mahindra Are Designing Worlds, Not Just Campaigns
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Brand Worldbuilding: Why Nike, ITC and Mahindra Are Designing Worlds, Not Just Campaigns

A new discipline of ‘Brand Worldbuilding’ is gaining ground, arguing that the brands people live inside – with their own...

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Adidas Shares Plunge Nearly 20% as World Cup Marketing Overspend Erases Profit Beat
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Adidas Shares Plunge Nearly 20% as World Cup Marketing Overspend Erases Profit Beat

Record football-linked marketing costs cause the biggest intraday drop on record for Adidas, despite surging sales and a...

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Spain’s Running Boom Meets a €147 Nike Trainer Built for Beginners
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Spain’s Running Boom Meets a €147 Nike Trainer Built for Beginners

With almost 6 million runners in Spain, starting out often hinges on the right gear. The discounted Nike Pegasus Premium...

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Caitlin Clark’s All-Star Weekend Showcases Growing Commercial Might for Brand Partners
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Caitlin Clark’s All-Star Weekend Showcases Growing Commercial Might for Brand Partners

The WNBA star’s first traditional All-Star Game in Chicago was as much a marketing spectacle as a sporting event, with s...

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Nike Overhauls China Strategy: Local Product Creation Chief, Digital Revamp to Battle Anta and Li-Ning
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Nike Overhauls China Strategy: Local Product Creation Chief, Digital Revamp to Battle Anta and Li-Ning

Nike is creating a local product creation role and streamlining its digital ecosystem in Greater China, responding to ma...

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Adidas, Nike, and the $10B World Cup Ad War: Five Lessons That Separate Brand Breakthroughs from Noise
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Adidas, Nike, and the $10B World Cup Ad War: Five Lessons That Separate Brand Breakthroughs from Noise

The 2026 FIFA World Cup drew record ad spending, but only a handful of campaigns drove real commercial results. Here’s w...

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