Supply Chain Research

Nike’s first quarter results included future orders for North America that increased 1% instead of the 5% expected by analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Panjiva data shows U.S. imports by the sporting goods maker have fallen every month on a year earlier in 2016 so far, with a 35% drop in August. September is not looking much better – data through the 20th of the month suggests a further 25.5% slide vs. the same period last year.