Description
Adidas is a German multinational corporation that designs and manufactures sports shoes, clothing and accessories. Adidas is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second biggest in the world, after Nike.

Presented By:
Ed Williams
Astra Curry
Kenneisha Seymour
Cody Weflen
Introduction

Adidas History

Corporate Mission

SWOT Analysis

nternational Challen!es and Competitors

"lo#al mar$et

ndustry Analysis

"lo#al ssues

%e&ommendation
History

Background Information

Head'uarters( Her)o!enaur&h* "ermany

Employees( +,*-., as of /e&em#er +00,

We#site( 1112adidas2&om
History Timeline

34+0 Adi /assler made his first shoes in
Her)o!enaura&h near 5urem#er! in "ermany at
the a!e of +02

34+6 /e7eloped the first spe&ial shoes for
so&&er and tra&$ and field2
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Studs and spi$es 1here introdu&ed for the first time2

349. After World War
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Adi /assler started 1ith 9. 1or$ers
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Made post 1ar shoes usin! &an7as and ru##er from
Ameri&an fuel tan$2
Timeline Cont.

349: The t1o #rothers Adi and %udi /assler split
up due to dispute2

349: Adidas re!istered as a &ompany named
after its founder ;Adi< and ;/as< /assler2
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%udi* on the ad7i&e of an ad7ertisin! a!en&y &han!ed
his &ompany to Puma2

3494 %e!istered the unmista$a#le three stripes2

3469 Brea$throu!h &ame 1hen "ermany 1on the
So&&er World Cup 1earin! #oots 1ith s&re1 in
studs #y Adidas in Hun!ary2

34,0 Adidas apparel for &ompetition and trainin!
1as produ&ed2
Timeline Cont.

34.: Adi /assler dies at the a!e of .:2

34:. =ne>pe&tedly Horst /ied at the a!e of 632

34:4 Adidas 1as transformed into a &orporation
;A$tien!esells&haft< and retained family
o1nership2

3443 Adidas e'uipment 1as laun&hed2

344+ A youn!er tar!et 1as addressed 1ith street
#all2

344- %o#ert ?ouis /reyfus too$ o7er
mana!ement if Adidas2
Timeline Cont.

3446 n "ermany sto&$ mar$et* Adidas 1as one
of the most interestin! ne1 listin!s2

344, Adidas e'uipped ,*000 Olympi& athletes
from -- &ountries2
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Adidas athletes 1on ++0 medals* in&ludin! .0 !old2
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Apparel sales in&rease #y 60@2

344. Adidas A" o#tained the Salomon "roup
1ith the #rands Salomon* TaylorMade* Ma7i&
and Bonfire2 The ne1 &ompany is named
Adidas(Salomon A"2
Timeline Cont.

+003 first Adidas ori!inal store opened in Berlin follo1ed
#y To$yo in /e&em#er2

+00+ Adidas opened its ne1 5orth Ameri&an
head'uarters do1nto1n Portland* Ore!on2

+00- Adidas 1as in&luded in /o1 Aones Sustaina#ility
nde>es B/ASC for a 9th &onse&uti7e year2

Opened a -*600 s'uare foot meter Da&tory Outlet 1ith
sales floor spa&e around +*000 s'uare meters2

Sales rea&hed ,2- #illion and net in&rease of 39@ to +,0
million2
Timeline Cont.

+009 Adidas partnership 1ith Stella M&Cartney2

+006 Adidas Salomon A" sold Solomon
#usiness se!ments Bin&ludin! Salomon* Ma7i&*
Bonfire* Cli&hE and Ar&FTery>C to the Amer
Sports Corporation2

+00, Adidas(Salomon A" #ou!ht %ee#o$2

+00: Adidas 1ill #e the Offi&ial Sports1ear
Partner for the Olympi&s in BeiGin!2
Corporate Mission

Stri7es to #e the leader in sports !ear and
apparel

mpro7in! operations

Core Halues
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Performan&e
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Passion
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nte!rity
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/i7ersity

SWOT – Strengths

Top mar$et position

Stron! #rand name

"eo!raphi&ally(di7ersified operations

SWOT – Weaknesses

Poor mar!ins

?o1 in7entory turno7er

Poor %OA and %O

=nderperforman&e of %ee#o$

SWOT – Opportunities

Sponsorship a!reements

Adoption of healthier lifestyles

"ro1in! !lo#al foot1ear mar$et

SWOT – Threats

%isin! &osts of ra1 materials

Counterfeits

?e!al %is$s
International Challenges and
Competitors

5i$e &hallen!es Adidas in home mar$et

Adidas A&'uires %ee#o$ to &hallen!e 5i$e

Competitors
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5i$e
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Puma
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Others
• Amar Sport
• %ossi!nol
Mar$et Share

5i$e
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-,@ in =nited States Mar$et

Adidas and %ee#o$
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+3@ in =nited States Mar$et
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%ee#o$ !a7e Adidas a +:@ share in foot1ear
mar$et

Puma
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323@ in =nited States
lo!al Market

5um#er of Employees
+,*-.,

Mer!ed 1ith %ee#o$

"lo#al mar$et share of -6@

Produ&t line is 1idely ran!ed
Industry "nalysis

Adidas is lar!e part of industry

ndustry in&ludes apparel* foot1ear* and
a&&essories

Adidas pur&hase of %ee#o$

"didas Su!di#isions

Adidas
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Main part of &ompany
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/ifferent /i7isions

Sport Performan&e
8 Te&hnolo!i&ally oriented Bmi inno7ation &enterC

Sport Herita!e
8 Ori!inal and past inspired produ&ts

Sport Style
8 Duture stylish sports1ear

"didas Su!di#isions

TaylorMade(Adidas "olf
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Dounded 34.4
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?eader of !olf industry
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Endorsements and Sponsorships

%etief "ooson

S&ott Herplan$

Ser!io "ar&ia

Aohn /aily

"didas Su!di#isions

%o&$port
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Dounded 34.3 #y Saul and Bru&e Kat)
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Operates in ,, &ountries
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Pur&hased #y %ee#o$ in 34:9
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Adidas a&'uired %o&$port 1hen it a&'uired
%ee#o$

"didas Su!di#isions

%ee#o$
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Bou!ht #y Adidas in +00, formin! the Adidas
"roup
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Pur&hased to #etter &ompete 1ith 5i$e
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5i$e still num#er one #ut Adidas "roup 7ery
&lose
lo!al Issues

Europe
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Slo1 "ro1th

/ue to risin! &osts of resour&es

China
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Bi! Boom

/ue to in&reasin! popularity of sports

$uture Trends

More internationally oriented

More Endorsements and Sponsorships

n&reased % I /
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?oo$in! at ne1 te&hnolo!ies
%ecommendations

Short Term
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n7est in produ&ers of ra1 materials
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Keep up 1ith endorsements and
Sponsorships

?on! Term
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n&rease % I /
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Ad7an&e further in Te&hnolo!ies
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Keep supportin! di7ersity
Any JuestionsK

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