March 22 (Reuters) - Nike Inc:
* NIKE INC SAYS “BECAME AWARE OF SOME BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH NIKE’S VALUES OF INCLUSIVITY, RESPECT AND EMPOWERMENT” - CONF. CALL
* NIKE INC SAYS NOW EXPECT TO GROW NIKE AIR BUSINESS BY SEVERAL BILLION DOLLARS OVER NEXT FEW YEARS
* NIKE INC SAYS SAW STRONG CONSUMER RESPONSE FOR NIKEPLUS MEMBERSHIP IN Q3 WITH NEW MEMBERS RISING MORE THAN 50% VERSUS THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR
* NIKE INC SAYS IN Q4, TO DEBUT NEW CONCEPT CALLED NIKE APP AT RETAIL AT THE GROVE IN LOS ANGELES AND IN PORTLAND
* NIKE INC SAYS ACQUIRED CONSUMER DATA AND ANALYTICS FIRM NAMED ZODIAC
* NIKE INC SAYS ZODIAC WILL PRIMARY FOCUS ON NIKEPLUS MEMBERS
* NIKE INC SAYS SPORTSWEAR CATEGORY CONTINUES TO GROW DOUBLE DIGITS WITH STRONG GROWTH ACROSS BOTH FOOTWEAR AND APPAREL
* NIKE INC SAYS NIKE NORTH AMERICA REVENUE IS PROJECTED TO BE ROUGHLY FLAT TO PRIOR YEAR IN Q4 AND RETURN TO GROWTH IN FIRST HALF OF FISCAL YEAR 2019
* NIKE SAYS EXPECT Q4 REPORTED REVENUE TO GROW IN HIGH SINGLE-DIGIT RANGE, EXPECT ROUGHLY FLAT Q4 GROSS MARGIN TO VERY SLIGHTLY UP VERSUS PRIOR YEAR
* NIKE SAYS CURRENTLY EXPECT FISCAL YEAR ‘19 REPORTED REVENUE GROWTH IN THE MID TO HIGH SINGLE-DIGIT RANGE Further company coverage: