What industry is Reebok in?
Reebok.
Type | Private |
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Industry | Sports equipment |
Founded | 1958 in Bolton, Lancashire, England |
Founder | Joe and Jeff Foster |
Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Consequently, is Reebok a name brand?
Today, Reebok is one of biggest brands alongside Adidas, Nike, Puma and many other various footwear brands. However, Reebok wasn't always called Reebok, and was actually founded in Bolton, England by Joseph William Foster who named it after himself in 1895.
In this manner, does Nike own Reebok?
Adidas bought Reebok for $3.8bn in 2005 to try to help the company expand in North America. Reebok lost a lucrative contract to produce shirts for American Football to Nike, and adidas has now focused on developing Reebok as a fitness brand.
Previously, all Reebok's footwear was manufactured in Asia but as from early 2017, the company plans to open its own Liquid Factory manufacturing lab in collaboration with AF Group located in Lincoln, RI. Although some components will be imported from Asia, these are to be mostly manufactured in Wixom, Michigan.