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National and international records at every distance were falling, and every major shoe company had come up with its own version of Nike’s plate-and-foam supershoe design.—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 This is like the young Michael Jordan of country music signing with Nike.—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 The hosts talk about where Nike sits culturally with young athletes and young sports fans.—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Lululemon wants Nike’s global sportswear machinery, including faster product cycles, sharper merchandising, broader category expansion, and a stronger link between brand heat and international growth.—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026 Nike’s bestselling Alphafly 3 — the Alphafly series is considered the standard for super shoes — weights more than twice as much as the Pro Evo 3 at 218 grams for a men’s size 10.—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Apr. 2026 The event was hosted by local nonprofit Concrete Rose 773 and was sponsored by Nike.—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 To complete the look, wear the cream and blue-striped pants with a colorful longline tank and some chunky Nike sneakers—or even a pair of flip-flops to combat the heat.—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026 Nike announced a new round of layoffs, affecting approximately 1,400 employees across the organization, mostly concentrated in its technology department.—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026