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Adidas's Annual Profit Plunged From $2B to Under $100M
“Adidas' net income has basically evaporated and gone to zero. They used to make over two billion dollars a year in profit, and the last four quarters on a rolling basis, they've made less than a hundred million. So two billion down to a hundred million. And th…”
Bill Bowerman Pitched Shoe Designs Directly to Adi Dassler in the 1950s
“Based on letters in the University of Oregon and Nike archives, Bill Bowerman corresponded directly with many footwear manufacturers in the 19 fifties, so like 15 plus years before this, including Adi Dassler, directly to Adi Dassler, trying to purchase shoes …”
Jesse Owens Won the 1936 Berlin Olympics Wearing Adidas Shoes
“Jesse Owens wins the 1936 Olympics, the big American demonstration. Literally beating Hitler in Berlin, in Germany, in Adidas shoes.”
Rob Strasser and Peter Moore Left Nike to Lead Adidas America
“An item among many that is not discussed in the movie is that Rob, shortly after signing Jordan, had an enormous fight with Phil Knight, left the company with Peter Moore, who was the designer behind Jordan's, and ended up joining Adidas as CEO of Adidas Ameri…”
The Sneaker Industry Follows a Power Law With Adidas Half Nike's Size
“There's Nike, there's Adidas that's half their size, and then the third place player is well less than half of Adidas' size.”
Adidas Acquired Sports Inc. and Made Rob Strasser CEO of Adidas America
“Adidas buys the company, Moves their North American headquarters to Portland, Oregon, and makes Strasser the CEO of Adidas America.”
Nike Is More Than Twice the Size of Adidas
“For context, today, Nike is, what, more than twice the size of Adidas?”
Top Track Programs Had to Buy All Team Footwear in the 1960s
“At this point in time, even the legendary Bill Bowerman and the University of Oregon, they bought all the shoes. Nobody was giving them shoes. It was like a major line item in their budget.”