Chemoreceptor. Definition. noun, plural: chemoreceptors. (1) A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell, or taste, that are able to detect and respond to chemical stimuli. (2) A sensory receptor that detects chemical stimuli in the environment and relay that information to the central nervous system.
In July 2003, Nike paid $309 million to acquire Converse. Nike approached the 1980s revival around 2005 to relaunch the footwear of choice of that decade, and the Chucks quickly became a cultural phenomenon once again.
Nike had been started as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964 and had been distributing Japanese-made sneakers in the U.S. But it was poised to start designing and making its own shoes out of a plant in Mexico. In 1972, the company first began selling shoes with the Nike name, named after the Greek goddess of victory. The company adopted the name for all its operations in 1978. As for Ms Davidson's swoosh, Phil Knight had said, 'Well, I don't love it, but maybe it will grow on me'.