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About puma

Puma, also known as Puma Aktiengesellscaft Rudolf Dassler Sport, is a German footwear, apparel, and accessories manufacturer. Puma has retailers, department stores, and boutiques in over 80 contries and has opened several Concept stores in metropolitan cities.The roots of Puma brand stretch back to the mid 1920's when Adi and Rudolph registered their family shoe enterprise in Herzogenaurach, Germany, but after World War II, during which Rudi Dassler had spent time in a POW camp, the Dassler brothers began a legendary feud, causing Rudolph to leave the company and found a rival company across town. Rudi Dassler named his company Puma Aktiengesellscaft Rudolf Sport (Puma) while brother Adi incorporated as Adidas.

PUMA® is the global athletic brand that successfully fuses influences from sport, lifestyle and fashion. PUMA’s unique industry perspective delivers the unexpected in sportlifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories, through technical innovation and revolutionary design. PUMA shoes, sneakers and clothing is a business rooted in the passionate world of sporting endeavor. The history of the brand resonates with the echoes of great athletes and legendary performances, celebrated in stadiums across the globe. PUMA makes products designed to facilitate the individual achievements that evoke the most passionate responses- PUMA sneakers, PUMA shoes and PUMA clothing all help bring contenders closer to their goal.

The history of PUMA shoes is a journey through the greatest sporting achievements of the last fifty years. PUMA has accompanied Pelé through World Cup finals (you know he was wearing Puma sneakers), Boris Becker to the grass courts of Wimbledon (Puma sneakers, definitely) and Linford Christie (oh yeah, Old Linny, he was wearing a dope track suit) to an Olympic gold.

Founded in 1948 in Herzogenaurach , Germany, PUMA constantly seeks improved performance through technological innovation and symbiotic work with top sports performers.

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About nike

"If you have a body, you are an athlete."

Bill Bowerman said this a couple of decades ago. The guy was right. It defines how he viewed the world, and it defines how Nike pursues its destiny. Ours is a language of sports, a universally understood lexicon of passion and competition. A lot has happened at Nike in the 33 years since they entered the industry, most of it good, some of it downright embarrassing. But through it all, Nike remains totally focused on creating performance opportunities for everyone who would benefit, and offering empowering messages for everyone who would listen.

At Nike, they feel lucky to have a genuine, altruistic reason to be: the service of human potential. That's the great benefit of sports, and they're glad to be in the middle of it.

What started with a handshake between two running geeks in sleepy Eugene, Oregon, is now the world's most competitive sports and fitness company. The world headquarters is in Beaverton, Oregon. The Pacific Northwest is Nike's hometown, but like so many ambitious souls, Nike has expanded their horizons to every corner of the world. Nike employs approximately 24,300 people, and every one of them is significant to their mission of bringing inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.

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About adidas

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Adidas founder Adi Dassler was passionate about sports. For Adi, who started making sports shoes in the 1920s, the athlete came first. He gave those on the field, the court, and the track the unexpected little differences that made them more comfortable and improved performance. The adidas mission has not changed: it is "To be the best sports brand in the world". adidas America is a subsidiary of Germany-based adidas-Salomon, the world's second largest manufacturer of athletic equipment, footwear and apparel. Roughly 1,000 people are employed in their Oregon headquarters and various sales offices around the country. People work in the field, specializing in retail merchandising, sports promotion and as tech reps. adidas also has an international office in Oregon to design, develop, and market the categories most influenced by the U.S. market including Basketball, Training, Baseball, Football, Urban, Originals, Workout and Walking. The categories most influenced by the European market are designed, developed and marketed globally from the international headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Soccer, Running, Tennis and numerous Olympic sports are headquartered at adidas-Salomon. The adidas mission is to become the best sports brand in the world. To that end, they vow to never equate quantity with quality. This is the adidas legacy. This is what the brand stands for. This will never change.

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About new balance

Founded by William Riley in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Company, in Boston, MA, New Balance manufactured arch supports and orthopedic shoes. During the 1950s and 60s, athletes turned to the company for customized running shoes due to New Balance's unique expertise in handcrafting specialized footwear. Paul Kidd bought the company in 1956 and increased the shoe-making sector as demand grew. Production of running shoes soon became the company's primary source of business. The New Balance "Trackster”, one of the first running shoes made, grew very popular not only because of its technical innovation, but because it was available in a wide range of widths. In 1972, New Balance was purchased by current Chairman and CEO, James (Jim) S. Davis. Four years later, the New Balance 320 running shoe was rated number one on the market, which launched the company into worldwide prominence. Since then, New Balance has diversified into making a complete range of athletic shoes – as well as apparel and accessories - for a variety of athletic activities. In 1998, New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. acquired Dunham to expand into the outdoor arena without diluting the NB brand. In 2001, NBAS acquired PF Flyers to pursue the active casual market and new product was introduced in Spring 2003. A brand-new comfort performance footwear brand, Aravon®, was introduced at retail in Spring 2004. In early 2004, NBAS acquired Warrior Lacrosse, widely recognized as the world’s most cutting edge manufacturer of lacrosse equipment, after introducing the Warrior “Burn” by New Balance lacrosse shoe. Throughout the years, New Balance has maintained the same principles it was founded upon: extensive width sizing, a commitment to domestic manufacturing, and leadership in technological innovation.

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