NIKE becomes a new leaseholder in the extended shopping-entertainment center Echo Gallery in Kielce.

The companies signed the lease agreement of store of the area of 230 sq. m.

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At present Echo Gallery in Kielce measures approximately 68 000 sq. m., where the lease area constitutes approximately 26 000 sq. m. After its extension the project will have the total area of approximately 159 000 sq. m., and the lease area will measure 66 000 sq. m. Customers will have approximately 2300 parking places at their disposal.

In the extended Echo Gallery customers will do their shopping in almost 300 shops. Two top storeys of the center are intended for entertainment and recreational functions. Customers will have at their disposal a body building gym, a fitness club, a 12-alley bowling hall, a discotheque, numerous restaurants, cafes and a parlour for the children and other attractions located at various storeys of the center.

Works connected with the extension of the center commenced in September 2008. The new Echo Gallery will be opened in Autumn of 2010. The value of the investment is estimated for approximately 400 million PLN.

www.nowa.galeriaecho.pl

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„Back before the Swoosh logo and long before the days we were called Nike, there was Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS).

It was the company Phil Knight, our founder, and legendary track coach Bill Bowerman created in 1964 to provide athletes with better shoes. Their first year sales totaled around $8,000. It wasn’t until 1971 that BRS introduced the concept of the Greek winged Goddess of victory—Nike. In December 1980 we went public. And the rest is history. (...)

Nike employs more than 30,000 people globally. Our Nike World Headquarters located near Beaverton, Oregon is home to more than 6,000 employees.(…)

As of May 2006, Nike’s three main product engines - footwear, apparel and equipment - used almost 700 contract factories in 52 countries to manufacture all Nike products, employing close to 800,000 workers. It is our mission to make responsible sourcing a business reality that enhances the lives of these workers.”

source: www.nikebiz.com