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Nike rehires former senior executive to combat declining sales

Sportswear giant Nike has reportedly rehired retired industry veteran Tom Peddie in a bid to overturn declining sales. Nike Inc. is said to have brought back the senior executive to manage its retail partnerships after relationships with several external retailers dampened, according to a recent report from Bloomberg, Peddie, who worked at Nike...

Fashion

Vintage fashion: senior models bridge S. Korea's age divide

Aged 70 she was working 20 hours a day in a hospital just to make ends meet. Now at 75, Choi Soon-hwa is an unlikely fashion star and model in South Korea, one of a handful of seniors who have become social media and fashion celebrities in a country where intergenerational conflict is mounting as the population ages. "I think of having this job...