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«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Is Nike joining the Amazon roster?

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares in several major sports chains hit 52-week lows on word that Nike may soon be selling its gear directly on Amazon.com.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

Is Nike joining the Amazon roster?

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares in several major sports chains hit 52-week lows on word that Nike may soon be selling its gear directly on Amazon.com.

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Is Nike joining the Amazon roster?

[...] investors saw mostly the gravitational pull of Amazon, sending shares of Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., Hibbett Sports Inc., Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., Finish Line Inc., and Foot Locker Inc. plummeting between 5 percent and 7 percent Wednesday. Amazon said Friday that it would buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, pummeling shares of grocers like Kroger Co. Retail clothing companies, already in danger as people increasingly shop online, or just elsewhere, took a dive Tuesday when the online behemoth... Читать дальше...

TheRepublic.com 

Classmates honor student who died after N. Korea detention

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Otto Warmbier knew everyone on campus as a student at the University of Virginia, and he had an “insane” tie collection. Alex Vagonis also said Warmbier was her soul mate who “helped me become a better human being.” Vagonis was Warmbier’s girlfriend at the time of his detention last year in North

BusinessInsider.com 

Nike designed a shoe just for dads — and it's flying off the shelves (NKE)

The Nike Air Monarch IV isn't a shoe that gets a lot of attention.

But it should — it's arguably one of the most important in the company's lineup and a perennial best-seller.

The shoe is immune to the tides of trend precisely because it's not intended to be purchased by fashion snobs. With its low key design and extra-wide width, it was designed for the quintessential dad.

The shoe in its modern form — the Monarch II — was designed to give Nike an edge in a segment of... Читать дальше...

AOL.com 

Sons of older fathers are geekier, study says

Filed under: News, Discovery - Science, Science & Tech


There might be a reason you're a "geek" – and much of it has to do with your dad.

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WSJ.com 

Diageo to Buy Tequila Brand Casamigos

Diageo has agreed to buy upscale tequila brand Casamigos as part of a larger push by the spirits giant to increase its exposure to the fast growing tequila market.