Nikereason 02 of 4it can hold its price and keep the customerderived 2026-09-11accession 0000320187-26-000088
NIKE's deliberate channel rebalancing—shifting from discount-heavy digital to full-price wholesale—is restoring brand health and margin structure in its largest market. North America's 14% wholesale growth combined with 210bp gross margin expansion demonstrates that rebuilding wholesale partnerships can simultaneously drive volume and profitability, a playbook the company expects to replicate in other regions through December 2026.
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It held on this filing. No finding was written because nothing in it bore on the reason — the sentences it was read against are below.
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the claims it rests on
“North America wholesale revenues increased 14% including expanded distribution, higher shipments to existing partners and fewer marketplace management actions taken in the current year”
“The company is repositioning NIKE Brand Digital as a full-price platform and reinvesting in wholesale distribution”
“North America gross margin expanded 210 basis points primarily due to lower product costs, lower warehousing and logistics costs driven by channel mix, and higher ASP”
“North America has made the most progress against these actions, while Greater China and Converse will take more time”
what it was checked against
full-price digital and wholesale reinvestment strategy
“Marketplace Management: Repositioning NIKE Brand Digital as a full-price platform and reinvesting in wholesale distribution.”
December 2026 completion timeline
“We expect to complete these actions by the end of December 2026.”