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Saucony / ˈ s ɔː k ən i / is an American brand of athletic footwear and apparel. Founded in 1898, the company is owned by Wolverine World Wide. Products commercialised by Saucony include footwear and clothing ranges, such as athletic shoes, jackets, hoodies, T-shirts, sweatpants, shorts, and socks. Accessories include hats and backpacks.
Vacuum Oil Company was an American oil company known [according to whom?] for their Gargoyle 600-W steam cylinder motor oil. [citation needed] After being taken over by the original Standard Oil Company and then becoming independent again, in 1931 Vacuum Oil merged with the Standard Oil Company of New York to form Socony-Vacuum, later renamed to Mobil and eventually merging with Standard Oil ...
The company became a global enterprise, with divisions established in Canada, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and the United States. [1] The year 1992 saw another doubling of the company's sales volume, topping the $20 million mark. By the middle of the decade, Merrell products were being sold in 22 countries. [1]
The company also built bobsleigh shoes that were used in the 2022 Winter Olympics. [13] Currently, David Kilgore, an American professional runner and record holder, competes and works for On Running. [14] [15] On March 31, 2022, On launched the Cloudmonster. It deviates from the company's previous designs by having a larger sole.
Hoka One One Tennine. The company was founded in 2009 by Nicolas Mermoud and Jean-Luc Diard, former Salomon employees. They sought to design a shoe that allowed for faster downhill running, and created a model with an oversized outsole that had more cushion than other running shoes at the time. [2]
The company's bankruptcy announcement was part of a trend of retail closures in 2016–2017 known as the retail apocalypse. [17] [18] Payless emerged from bankruptcy court protection in August 2017. The company was the first among a group of retailers going through bankruptcy since 2016 to successfully complete the process of restructuring. [15]
Riddell Sports Group, commonly known as Riddell, is an American company specializing in sports equipment for Gridiron football. Founded in 1929 by John Tate Riddell, it was headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois , [ 1 ] but in 2017, the company relocated to a new facility in Des Plaines, Illinois .
Keds Champion sneaker, for women, 1916. In 1916, U.S. Rubber consolidated 30 different shoe brand names to create one company. Initially, the name "Peds" was chosen for the brand from the Latin word for feet, but it was already trademarked.