Nike’s first factory store, which opened in 1984 on MLK Jr. Blvd., has always had ongoing issues with theft — but recently shoplifting has risen to new levels.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Nike Community Store in Northeast Portland is filled with neatly folded shirts, racks of athletic apparel and rows of Nike shoes — but no customers. The store quietly closed weeks ago and the company won’t say when or if it will re-open. Nike corporate did not respond to three different emails.
“Closed for the next 7 days,” Nike posted on its website. The same message has appeared since late October. Despite the notice posted
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