1. Nike
NIKE is the worlds #1 company and controls more than 40% of the US athletic shoe market. ... NIKE also sells Cole Haan dress and casual shoes and a line of athletic wear and equipment, such as hockey sticks, skates, and timepieces. ... But the elevation of athletic shoe manufacture to both a science and a fashion was due largely due to Phil Knight and Steve Bowerman of Oregon. ... After dozens of years, patents and commercials, NIKE and its competitors created an absolute mania for elaborate athletic shoes, in the US and aboard. ... The Cortez, the first shoe to appear under Nike brand, a...
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