Daily Briefing, March 24
Everything that makes him human and cuddly and an unlikely monster is anathema to Nike.
A source familiar with Nike marketing, talking to ESPN about how the company lost Stephen Curry — and what might turn out to be billions of dollars that he will bring in — to upstart Under Armour in 2013.
Besides Nike’s apparent lack of interest, the ESPN story describes how then-teammate Kent Bazemore helped the company get Curry’s attention and how Curry’s daughter Riley, then 1 year old, liked the Under Armour shoes better, too.
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Pebble confirmed Wednesday that it plans to lay off 40 employees — 25 percent of its workforce.