Adidas

::For corporate website, see adidas-Salomon

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adidas is a German sports apparel manufacturer, part of the adidas-Salomon corporation. adidas was named after its founder, Adolf (Adi) Dassler, who started producing shoes in the 1920s in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg. It registered as adidas AG on 18 August 1949. The company's clothing and shoe designs typically include three parallel stripes of the same color, and the same motif is incorporated into adidas' official logos.

Related Topics:
German - Adidas-Salomon - Corporation - Shoe - 1920 - Herzogenaurach - Nuremberg - 18 August - 1949

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Rudolf Dassler, Adi's brother, founded a rival company, Puma.

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