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Adidas' Ongoing Uphill Battle Against Nike's Cool Factor

Sportswear firm Adidas probably thought it had hit the marketing jackpot when Adidas-sponsored Germany beat Adidas-sponsored Argentina to win the Adidas-sponsored World Cup. But arch rival Nike may have stolen much of its soccer branding thunder.

Marketing

Adidas' Ongoing Uphill Battle Against Nike's Cool Factor

Sportswear firm Adidas probably thought it had hit the marketing jackpot when Adidas-sponsored Germany beat Adidas-sponsored Argentina to win the Adidas-sponsored World Cup. But arch rival Nike may have stolen much of its soccer branding thunder.


News & Analysis

Adidas Cuts 2014 Margin Forecast as North America Sales Decline

FRANKFURT, Germany — Adidas AG, the world's No. 2 sports gear maker, cut its profitability forecast for 2014 by 2 percentage points after first-half

News & Analysis

Adidas Cuts 2014 Margin Forecast as North America Sales Decline

FRANKFURT, Germany — Adidas AG, the world's No. 2 sports gear maker, cut its profitability forecast for 2014 by 2 percentage points after first-half


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Apple Fashion, Adidas Wearables, RetailNext Raises $30M

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Apple Fashion, Adidas Wearables, RetailNext Raises $30M

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.


Technology

Nike CEO Expects Football Sales to Keep Soaring

BERLIN, Germany — U.S. sportswear maker Nike Inc, battling Adidas AG to be the world's biggest soccer brand, expects kit sales to keep growing fast

Technology

Nike CEO Expects Football Sales to Keep Soaring

BERLIN, Germany — U.S. sportswear maker Nike Inc, battling Adidas AG to be the world's biggest soccer brand, expects kit sales to keep growing fast


News & Analysis

Nike and Adidas Get Personal in Battle Over Soccer World Cup

BERLIN, Germany — U.S. sportswear group Nike is banking on its sponsorship of more of the world's best-known soccer stars than Adidas in its battle

News & Analysis

Nike and Adidas Get Personal in Battle Over Soccer World Cup

BERLIN, Germany — U.S. sportswear group Nike is banking on its sponsorship of more of the world's best-known soccer stars than Adidas in its battle


News & Analysis

Adidas CEO to Prepare Succession in Coming Years

BERLIN, Germany — The long-serving chief executive of Germany's Adidas said preparing the sportswear giant for a change at the top when his contract

News & Analysis

Adidas CEO to Prepare Succession in Coming Years

BERLIN, Germany — The long-serving chief executive of Germany's Adidas said preparing the sportswear giant for a change at the top when his contract


News & Analysis

Vietnam Mobs Set Fire to Foreign Factories in Anti-China Protest

HANOI, Vietnam — Thousands of Vietnamese set fire to factories and rampaged in industrial zones in the south of the country after protests against

News & Analysis

Vietnam Mobs Set Fire to Foreign Factories in Anti-China Protest

HANOI, Vietnam — Thousands of Vietnamese set fire to factories and rampaged in industrial zones in the south of the country after protests against


News & Analysis

Adidas Says May Take Longer to Reach 2015 Goals

FUERTH, Germany — German sportswear company Adidas might take longer than expected to achieve targets for 2015 due to a combination of weak European

News & Analysis

Adidas Says May Take Longer to Reach 2015 Goals

FUERTH, Germany — German sportswear company Adidas might take longer than expected to achieve targets for 2015 due to a combination of weak European


News & Analysis

Adidas Profit Misses Estimates, Shares Have Fallen 17% This Year

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany — Adidas AG reported first-quarter profit that missed analysts' estimates as the world's second- biggest sporting-goods maker

News & Analysis

Adidas Profit Misses Estimates, Shares Have Fallen 17% This Year

HERZOGENAURACH, Germany — Adidas AG reported first-quarter profit that missed analysts' estimates as the world's second- biggest sporting-goods maker


China

Yue Yuen Resumes Production at Dongguan Factory After Strike

DONGGUAN, China — Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd., a maker of shoes for clients including Adidas AG and Nike Inc., said production at its Dongguan

China

Yue Yuen Resumes Production at Dongguan Factory After Strike

DONGGUAN, China — Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd., a maker of shoes for clients including Adidas AG and Nike Inc., said production at its Dongguan