Nike has filed 3 WARN notices across 3 states, affecting 824 workers. Filings are concentrated in St. Charles, Shelby, and Beaverton. Filing dates range from Sep 15, 2025 through Apr 23, 2026. The Jan 27, 2026 filing for 583 workers in Shelby is the largest filed in Tennessee in 2026 and larger than 97 percent of WARN filings nationally. Shelby accounts for 71% of affected workers.
Nike is the world's largest athletic footwear and apparel company, founded in 1964 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman in Beaverton, Oregon. The company designs, develops, and sells athletic shoes, clothing, and equipment under the Nike, Jordan, and Converse brands. Nike employs roughly 79,000 people worldwide.
Nike announced a restructuring plan in December 2023 targeting $2 billion in cost savings over three years, which included cutting about 2% of its workforce, roughly 1,600 positions. Additional cuts followed in 2024 as the company reorganized around a new product and marketing strategy. WARN filings from Nike and Nike Retail Services reflect both corporate cuts in the Portland, Oregon, area and retail store closures.
Nike was an early and aggressive adopter of direct-to-consumer sales, pulling product from many wholesale partners to sell through its own stores and Nike.com. This strategy drove higher margins initially but was partially reversed starting in 2023 when the company acknowledged it had gone too far and lost market share by abandoning wholesale relationships. The shift back toward a balanced distribution model is ongoing.
Nike is undergoing a leadership transition and strategic reset. The company is working to reignite product innovation, rebuild wholesale partnerships, and compete more effectively against newer brands like On Running and Hoka. AI is being applied to demand forecasting and personalized marketing, but the company's near-term challenges are more about product strategy than technology.
Last reviewed 2026-04-15| Location | State | Type | Workers | Effective | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles | MO | Layoff | 172 | 2026-06-26 | 2026-04-23 |
| Shelby | TN | 583 larger than 97% of filings |
2026-04-03 | 2026-01-27 | |
| Beaverton | OR | Layoff | 69 | 2025-12-15 | 2025-09-15 |
If you received a layoff notice from Nike, the WARN Act requires your employer to provide 60 days advance written notice before a mass layoff or plant closing. If your employer gave less than 60 days notice, you may be entitled to back pay and benefits for each day of the shortfall. File for unemployment insurance with your state workforce agency as soon as possible. Review your COBRA options to continue health coverage for up to 18 months. Visit your local America's Job Center for free career counseling and retraining vouchers. These programs exist for exactly this situation.
Find your state's unemployment insurance program and apply online. You may be eligible before your last day.
Continue your employer health plan for up to 18 months, or compare lower-cost options on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Employers with 100 or more employees must give 60 days written notice before mass layoffs or plant closings.
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All data on this site is sourced from official WARN Act filings published by state workforce agencies. Filings are updated regularly but may not reflect same-day submissions. Coverage varies by state.
Across 3 filings where both a notice date and a layoff date are published, the median gap was 66 days. All of them met the 60 days the WARN Act requires.
Notice length matters when a severance agreement lands, because most agreements ask you to waive WARN claims. How the notice period changes what severance is worth.
Severance is negotiable more often than people assume, and the leverage is largest before a notice lands. Financial Samurai's How To Engineer Your Layoff walks through how those conversations actually go, with real severance examples.
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