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Converse (/ ˈ k ɒ n v ər s /) is an American lifestyle brand that markets, distributes, and licenses footwear, apparel, and accessories.Founded by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 as the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Massachusetts, it has been acquired by several companies before becoming a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. in 2003.
Marquis Mills Converse founded the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in 1908 in Malden, Massachusetts. In 1917 the company designed the forerunner of the modern All Star shoe that it marketed under the name of "Non-Skids". The shoe was composed of a rubber sole and canvas upper and was designed for basketball players.
Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. [note 1] (stylized as NIKE) is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, United States. [5] It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$46 billion in its fiscal year 2022.
US$7.5 billion (2023) Number of employees. ≈ 17,900 (2023) Website. www .skechers .com. Footnotes / references. [1] [2] Skechers USA, Inc. is an American multinational footwear and apparel company. Headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, it was founded in 1992 and is the third largest footwear brand in the United States.
Asics generated ¥484.6 billion in net sales and ¥19.9 billion in net income in fiscal year 2022. 53% of the company's income came from the sale of performance running shoes, 20% from other shoes, 7% from apparel and equipment, and 9% from Onitsuka Tiger. 25% of the company's sales were in Japan, 22% in North America, 27% in Europe, 13% in ...
New Balance Athletics, Inc. ( NB ), best known as simply New Balance, is one of the world's major sports footwear and apparel manufacturers. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the multinational corporation was founded in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Support Company . New Balance maintains a manufacturing presence in the United States, as well as ...
Adidas AG ( German pronunciation: [ˈʔadiˌdas] ⓘ; stylized in all lowercase since 1949) [4] is a German athletic apparel and footwear corporation headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after Nike. [5] [6] It is the holding company for the ...
Elisha S. Converse. Elisha Slade Converse (July 28, 1820 – June 5, 1904) was the first mayor of Malden, Massachusetts, a businessman, founder and president of Boston Rubber Shoe Company, a representative and senator in the state legislature and a philanthropist.