#Adidas sells Reebok to Authentic Brands for .5 billion

#Adidas sells Reebok to Authentic Brands for $2.5 billion

“#Adidas sells Reebok to Authentic Brands for $2.5 billion” Adidas is selling Reebok to Authentic Brands Group for up to 2.1 billion euros ($2.5 billion) as the German sporting goods company concentrates on its core brand after a deal that did not deliver. Adidas bought Reebok for $3.8 billion in 2006 to help compete with arch-rival Nike,…

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#Nine West partner offers to buy Reebok for over B

#Nine West partner offers to buy Reebok for over $1B

“#Nine West partner offers to buy Reebok for over $1B” Offers to buy Reebok started rolling in this week with the licensing company behind Nine West and Frye offering around $1 billion for the money-losing sneaker label, The Post has learned. Jamie Salter’s Authentic Brands Group teamed up with Wolverine World Wide, the footwear maker…

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#H&M, Nike join brands facing boycotts over statements on Xinjiang cotton

#H&M, Nike join brands facing boycotts over statements on Xinjiang cotton

“#H&M, Nike join brands facing boycotts over statements on Xinjiang cotton” Nike and Adidas came under attack on Chinese social media on Thursday over past comments the fashion brands have made about labor conditions in Xinjiang, part of a diplomatic row between China and the West. The sportswear companies were the latest caught up in a backlash prompted by a Chinese government call to stop foreign brands from tainting China’s name…

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#Kanye West could now be worth more than  billion

#Kanye West could now be worth more than $6 billion

“#Kanye West could now be worth more than $6 billion” Kanye West’s family life may be a disaster, but his finances are looking up. The “Runaway” rapper — whose wife of seven years Kim Kardashian filed for divorce last month after months of headline-grabbing turbulence — has seen his Yeezy shoe and streetwear empire surge…

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#Meet the sneaker-collecting sisters behind @TheChicksWithKicks

#Meet the sneaker-collecting sisters behind @TheChicksWithKicks

“#Meet the sneaker-collecting sisters behind @TheChicksWithKicks” Sisters Ariana, Dakota and Dresden Peters think of sneakers as works of art. With their father, retired real estate developer Douglas Peters, the squad of 20-somethings spent most of their lives curating and building up a collection of well over 6,000 pairs of designer sneakers. It’s one of the…

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