New nikewomen Store to Open at South Coast Plaza

New nikewomen Store to Open at South Coast Plaza 


BEAVERTON, Ore., April 23  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nike, Inc. announced today
it will open its new nikewomen store at the South Coast Plaza shopping complex
in Costa Mesa, California.  The store is scheduled to open in July 2004.

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Totaling almost 6000-square-feet of premier retail space, the South Coast Plaza
store will be designed as an interactive experience where female consumers
provide feedback on style, design and performance of Nike products. The
insights from the store based on the consumer feedback will ultimately be used
to develop products that meet the high expectations and active lifestyles of
today's women.

"Nike has been at the forefront of cultivating the relationship between women
and sports," says Elliott Hill, Vice President and General Manager for Nike US
Retail.  "The new store at South Coast Plaza will provide Nike another outlet
to build new relationships and foster existing ones.  It will offer women
expert customer service, high-performance athletic wear, along with a complete
assortment of Nike apparel, footwear and accessories designed for women."

About Nike

Nike, Inc. based in Beaverton, Oregon is the world's leading designer, marketer
and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and
accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly owned
Nike subsidiaries include Converse Inc., which designs, markets and distributes
athletic footwear, apparel and accessories; Bauer NIKE Hockey Inc., a leading
designer and distributor of hockey equipment; Cole Haan(R), which designs,
markets, and distributes fine dress and casual shoes and accessories; and
Hurley International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes action sports
and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories. 

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