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1 Brands. 2 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of sporting goods manufacturers. ... clothing & accessories: Herzogenaurach, Germany: €5.489 billion (2012)
Joma was founded in 1965 by Fructoso López to produce shoes for general use. The brand name comes from the given name of Fructuoso's first born son (José Manuel). [1]In 1968, the company began to specialize in sport shoes production and distribution.
During the mid to late 1990s, Adidas divided the brand into three main groups with each a separate focus: Adidas Performance was designed to maintain their devotion to the athlete; Adidas Originals was designed to focus on the brand's earlier designs which remained a popular life-style icon; and Style Essentials, which dealt with the fashion ...
Fabletics is a global, active lifestyle brand that sells both men's and women's sportswear, footwear and accessories, commonly referred to as "activewear". [5] [6] [7] The company operates on a membership model and is known for its e-commerce business approach and also has over 100 brick-and-mortar stores.
A drag suit designed by Arena.. Arena was created in 1973 by Horst Dassler, son of Adidas founder Adolf Dassler, [3] in order to manufacture competitive swimwear.The idea of producing sportswear came up to Dassler after the astounding performance of swimmer Mark Spitz at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he won seven gold medals.
In 2018, Puma launched its venture with its ambassador Selena Gomez called "Phenom Lux'' [83] [84] In 2019, Big Sean became Puma's brand ambassador. [85] Puma has also partnered with LaMelo Ball, NBA athlete, in 2020 to create a line including sports, culture, music and fashion. In 2024, Puma appointed Milind Soman as its running ambassador.
Gymshark was founded by school friends Ben Francis and Lewis Morgan in 2012. [10] Both aged 20, they set up the brand while studying at university. [11] Francis studied at Aston University [11] before dropping out, and worked as a delivery driver for Pizza Hut when he first established the company.
Macron was founded in 1971 as a distributor of American sportswear brands in Italy. [1] A major expansion of the organisation took place in 1994, coincident with relocation and consolidation to Crespellano. [1] Macron began providing teamwear to professional football in 2001, its first contract being with Bologna. [1]