Reebok, every mention
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Indian Premier League Cricket (Audio) · Acquired
- ▶ 37:33 David Rosenthal Buying, oh, I don't know, Nikes and Reeboks.
- ▶ 37:47 David Rosenthal I think some of the individual cricketers had had some super cheap early deals with, you know, Nike or Reebok or whatever.
- ▶ 37:55 David Rosenthal Lalit goes to the three big companies, Nike, Adidas, Reebok, and says, hey, I'm putting out for bid for auction, being the kit provider, the gear provider, kit being the British term for athletic gear.
Nike (Audio) · Acquired
- ▶ 1:54:58 David Rosenthal So Nike, Adidas, you know, Reebok, they sponsor lots of sports, but running, basketball, and tennis are the only sports that matter, because those are the only shoes that normal people can wear.
- ▶ 2:10:52 Ben Gilbert I mean, in 1980, Reebok USA is founded, and by 1988, Reebok eclipses Nike in sales.
- ▶ 2:11:28 David Rosenthal So, Reebok, funny, originally a British company, started as Foster and Sons.
- ▶ 2:11:40 David Rosenthal The Reebok we all know, well, not today, but back then, is a completely different animal.
- ▶ 2:12:18 David Rosenthal Ironically, Reebok would end up much later getting acquired by
- ▶ 2:13:27 David Rosenthal And meanwhile, in our core, like, consumer actual reason people buy truckloads of shoes, the fitness market, the swooshing sound you hear is that going to Reebok.