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Nike to Cut More Jobs

businessOctober 5, 2026·96 words·1 min read

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Nike to Cut More Jobs
Nike makes sports shoes and clothes. It is a very big company. Now Nike will cut more jobs. Its sales are going down. Nike sold less than experts thought.
Nike has some problems. An expert says Nike made mistakes. It sold more online and less in shops. It also made fewer new shoes. In China, sales fell by 26%.
Nike's boss wants to fix the problems. He wants Nike to focus on running. He says there is more work to do. Two famous football players left Nike. The expert thinks things will be better next year.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a group that sells things for money
n.
a person who knows a lot about something
n.
something you did wrong
v.
to give most of your time to
Vocabulary Translations· 4 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

companyn.

a group that sells things for money

công tyempresa会社şirketempresafirmaشركةbedrijfкомпания公司회사
expertn.

a person who knows a lot about something

chuyên giaespecialista専門家uzmanexpertoekspertخبيرdeskundigeэксперт专家전문가
mistaken.

something you did wrong

sai lầmerro間違いhataerrorbłądخطأfoutошибка错误실수
focus onv.

to give most of your time to

tập trung vàofocar em〜に集中する-e odaklanmakcentrarse enskupić się naيركّز علىzich richten opсосредоточиться на专注于집중하다

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The company sold more online and less in shops.

2

Sales in China went up by 26%.

3

The expert thinks things will be worse next year.

4

Two famous football players left the company.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What will the company do now?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What sport does the boss want the company to focus on?

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