Puma AG

adidas AG (German pronunciation: [ˈadiˌdas]) is a German multinational corporation that designs and manufactures sports clothing and accessories based in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. Frequently mispronounced as (German pronunciation: [ ˈadIˌdɐ̯s]). It is the holding company for the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company (including Ashworth), Rockport, and 9.1% of FC Bayern Munich. Besides sports footwear, Adidas also produces other products

Student number: 0880732 Term paper Handelshøyskolen BI - Adidas AG - Exam code and name EXC 25093 Financial Statements and Valuation Hand-in date: 15.04.2011 Place of study: BI Oslo Program: Bachelor in Business and Administration Table of contents Summary ii Adidas 1 Sports Apparel Industry 1 Economic Situation 2 - Financial Statement Evaluation 2 - Profitability ratios 3 - Efficiency ratios 4 - Liquidity and cash flow ratios

Puma is one of the world’s leading athletic footwear, apparel and accessories companies. The history of the company began in 1948, when Rudolf Dassler, the founder of Puma, had separated from the existing business assets “Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik”. Throughout the years they were the first to introduce many new footwear innovations, including vulcanized soles on soccer shoes, uniquely shaped soles on running shoes to enhance natural motion, athletic shoes with a Velcro strap, and the Puma Disc

called Gebruder Dassler OHG, and began to manufacturing shoes for athletes (www.adidas-group.com). On August 18, 1949 the company registered the name of Adidas AG from “Adi” (a nickname for Adolf) and “Das” (from “Dassler”) starting again after the brothers split up in 1947. After the brothers split up, Rudolf Dassler created the firm Puma and they became big business rivals in their own home town. The registration of the soon-to-become famous Adidas “3 stripes” was done on the same day as the trademark

Marketing Plan: Adidas AG Taylor Fjeldheim Principles of Marketing Executive Summary Adidas AG sells sports shoes, apparel, and equipment in 170 different countries. There focus lies in football, soccer, basketball, running, training gear, golf, and apparel. This is a two billion dollar industry and with Adidas being a main cog. They also specialize in lifestyle goods including SLVR and Y-3 fashion brands. They have trademarked their three-striped logo that has become a

In the report, suppliers of leading brands like Puma, Nike, Adidas and Reebok have forced their employees to work overtime and denied them the rights to form trade unions. In addition, some of the workers work without being paid while others are underpaid after working for long hours (Clean Clothes

INTRODUCTION:- Adidas AG (german pronunciation) is a german multinational corporation that designs & manufactures sports shoes, clothing & accessories based in herzogenaurach, Bavaria, germany, it is the holding company for the addidas group, which consist of reebok sports wear. Besides sports addidas also produces products such as bags, shirts, watches, eye-wear & other sports clothing related clothes. shoe designs typically feature three parallel bars. The companys revenue

Athletic Shoes Industry Strategy Comparison Report of Nike, Inc. and Adidas AG wei 4/30/2010 ABSTRACT This report is an analysis of the athletic shoes industry on both a global and U.S. market. This report is to analyze the external and internal issues facing this athletic shoes industry, and the companies that operate within it. This analysis includes a comparison of Nike, Inc. and Adidas AG who are footwear manufacturers in the world. However, Nike spent thirty years developing from the

essay begins by discussing the competition between Nike and one of its rivals. This essay will focus on Puma as they are Nike’s rival. Moreover, it will analyse and discuss Nike’s marketing practises with Puma; these two companies will be compared and will be supported by examples and references that will be shown throughout the essay. To begin with, Nike is the world’s largest sports brand while Puma is currently the third largest sports company after Adidas in the sports industry. (Heydt, 2013). Nike’s

Puma Communications is a long established organisation offering various Telecommunication services to clients throughout UK, Ireland and Europe. The company is located in Coventry, and has many years experience in the Telecommunications business Puma is the world's #3 sportswear manufacturer. It has a longstanding historic rivalry with the #2 manufacturer Adidas, not least because the two companies were founded by brothers Rudi and Adi Dassler, former business partners who fell out in the late