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founded by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight on January 25, 1964 as "Blue Ribbon Sports"
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In 1964, in its first year in business, BRS sold 1,300 pairs of Japanese running shoes grossing $8,000.
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The Swoosh was first used by Nike on June 18, 1971
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Nikes first shoes were introduced
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co-founder Dan Wieden who coined the now-famous slogan "Just Do It" for a 1988 Nike ad campaign
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In 2008, Nike introduced the Air Jordan XX3, a high-performance basketball shoe designed with the environment in mind.
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Most of the factories are located in Asia, including Indonesia, China, Taiwan, India,[76] Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, Philippines, and Malaysia.[77] Nike is hesitant to disclose information about the contract companies it works with. However, due to harsh criticism from some organizations like CorpWatch, Nike has disclosed information about its contract factories in its Corporate Governance Report.
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Nie released its first self tieing shoe.