Introduction On August 03‚ 2005‚ Adidas-Salomon AG (Adidas)‚ Germany’s largest sporting goods maker announced acquisition of the US-based Reebok International Limited (Reebok) for $3.8 billion. The share prices of both the companies recorded an increase on the day of the announcement of the deal. The share price of Adidas increased by 7.4% from €147.52 on August 02‚ 2005 to €158.45 on August 03‚ 2005 on the Frankfurt stock exchange‚ while Reebok’s share price at the New York Stock Exchange rose
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Nike vs. Adidas Deonnah Carolus Consumer Behavior – 3310 Nike‚ founded January 25‚ 1964‚ is one of the world’s best known and popular brands. Created by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight‚ Nike has become one of the world’s largest athletic apparel suppliers and today markets it product under its own brand name which includes Nike Pro‚ Nike Golf‚ Nike Skateboarding and the infamous Nike Air Jordan. At the end of 2012 the company had an estimated net worth of $15.9 Billion had over
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acquisition of Adidas by French financier Robert Louis-Dreyfus in 1993 has been the beginning of a big brand name; Adidas has expanded its product line and absorbed other sports-gear makers. It closed a $3.8 billion acquisition of competitor Reebok International Ltd. Adidas planned maintain the Reebok line and promote it globally along side with the Adidas brand. Adidas during 2006 made a decision to purchase Reebok and though they purchase another shoe company business did not flourish. Adidas had to
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With adidas and Reebok Combined‚ Will Nike Still Crush the Competition? September 21‚ 2005 Letter of Transmittal September 21‚ 2005 "Will adidas ’ forthcoming takeover of Reebok help the new company achieve sustainable competitive advantage over industry leader Nike?" After researching the many aspects of this question‚ we were able to come to a conclusion. In order to address the full scope of the question our team evaluated the following areas: Background Information
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the market for over 5 decades now. Adidas is a multinational corporation that designs and manufacturers sports attire‚ accessories and footwear. Besides footwear Adidas also produces bags‚ shirts‚ jerseys watches and eyewear. Adidas is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and second largest around the globe. Adidas was founded in 1948 by Adolf Dassler. Adolf is related to Rudolph the owner of Puma and now they are rivals in Germany. Puma and Adidas entered a fierce rivalry after World
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popular three stripes logo company‚ Adidas was first founded in 1924‚ in Germany. It started out as a sportswear independent company by Rudolf Dassler and Adi and was first named Dassler Shoes. Later‚ Rudolf left his brother and established his own company in 1948‚ also known as Puma. Adi then named the company Adidas (Theshoegame.com‚ 2016). Adidas three stripes has a meaning which represents the goals and aim of a mountain‚ that signifies the future of Adidas lying ahead. The three stripes was then
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Castparts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon‚ according to The Oregonian. HISTORY OF NIKE The company ’s clothing and shoe designs typically feature three parallel bars‚ and the same motif is incorporated into Adidas ’s current official logo. The company revenue for 2008 was listed at €10.799 billion and the 2007 figure was listed at €10.299 billion‚ or about US$15.6 billion. History 1949-2005 Due to the death of Adolf’s son (Horst Dassler)‚ the Company was
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Adidas: Underestimating Competitors 1. Adidas didn’t anticipate the recreational boom of the aerobic in the 70’s when Americans were increasingly concerned with physical fitness after have been read some books about it. 2. Adidas was born by two German’s brothers‚ Rudolf and Adolf (or “Adi”) Dassler. Adi was the innovator and Rudolf the marketer who the his brother’s creations. After a failing out between them in 1949‚ Rudolf took one-half the equipment and left his brother. He created
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athletic sportswear industry scenario in China with the Germany based sportswear manufacturing giant Adidas in focus. China‚ the world’s most populated country was fast emerging as the next economic superpower and sporting industry in China was flourishing. Adidas had entered the Chinese market in early 1990’s through agents and by 1993 China had become the manufacturing hub for its products. Adidas did not have their own retail stores in China and their products were sold through franchisees. It faced
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BUSINESS HISTORY Adidas is a name that stands for competence in all sectors of sport around the globe. The vision of company founder Adolf (“Adi”) Dassler has long become reality and his corporate philosophy the guiding principle for successor generations. 1920- Was where it all began. Adi Dassler created his first pair of shoes using the few materials that were available after the First World War. 1949- Adi Dassler registered his company in the commercial register‚ named after himself taking
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