Nike shoes or Nike Inc., is a major American company that is a supplier of athletic shoes, sports equipment and apparel, such as Nike Air Force Ones, Nike Basketball shoes,nike shox and men’s Nike shoes. Nike shoes takes it’s name from Nike, which is the name of the Greek goddess of victory. The company markets its products under their own brand as well as Air Jordan, Team Starter, Nike Pro, and other subsidiaries such as Cole Haan, Bauer, and Converse. It is the largest sportswear supplier in the world. The company produces a large range of sports equipment. The first products that it produced were running and basketball shoes, such as the modern day Nike basketball shoes,Nike Shox, Nike Air Force Ones, and men’s Nike shoes. Currently, the company also makes jerseys that are for a wide range of sports that include track and field, tennis, soccer, golf, cricket, lacrosse, football, basketball, and baseball. The recent additions in their line are Nike Shox shoes and Nike 6.0 shoes. These are designed for the sport of skateboarding. The company also introduced cricket shoes which are called Air Zoom Yorker. They are designed to be 30% lighter than the competition’s shoes. The company positions the products such as the Nike Air Force Ones and Nike Basketball shoes, in such a way to try to appeal to all youthful people. It is a premium performance brand. It has also engineered shoes for discount stores such as Walmart under the Starter brand of shoes.

There are more than 500 factories of Nike shoes around the globe and offices in more than 45 countries. Most of the factories that are owned by Nike shoes are located in Asia. This includes Taiwan, China, Turkey, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Korea and Philippines. There is no information available on the contract companies it works with. Nike is one of the top three companies out of 56 companies on the top of the list that a survey that was conducted by climate friendly companies. The Nike Grind program is designed for environmentally safety. There are a huge assortment of products available that include shoes for basketball, soccer, road running, football, cross training and athletics. These are for men, women, and children.