The history of Adidas, the world's number two in sports fashion, began in 1924 in the German town of Herzogenaurach, where brothers Adolf and Rodolf Dassler founded Gerbüder Dassler Schuhfabrik, specializing in athletic shoes.
170 companies have sent a letter to the US president, Donald Trump, asking him not to include the footwear into list of Chinese products that could be affected by the tariffs of 25%, that the US want to implement.
The German group had a revenue of 21.91 billion euros, a 3% rise, attributed to the growth in Asia and North America. The profit increased due to a greater impact of taxation.
German company appoints Patrick Nava to spearhead its global running division, bolstered by flagship franchises such as Adizero and Supernova. Nava joined the team in 2019 after tenures at McKinsey and Gap.
The sports fashion company ended its last year with 23.6 billion euros (26.8 billion dollars) in revenue and with a profit of 1.98 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars).
The company proudly claims triumph over tariff impacts, projecting enhanced profits for the period. Anticipating a robust fiscal year, the company eyes a 9% revenue surge.