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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.
The brand argued that these companies were violating a common-law trademark by importing "knockoff" sneakers with similar elements. The list included shoe brands by major retailers, including Walmart, Skechers, Ed Hardy, Ralph Lauren and Fila. A number of companies settled with Converse and were dropped from the list. [17]
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 ...
Under Armour was founded on September 25, 1996, by Kevin Plank, a then-24 year old former special teams captain of the University of Maryland football team. Plank initially began the business from his grandmother's basement in Washington, D.C. [4] He spent his time traveling along the East Coast with nothing but apparel in the trunk of his car.
Fashion and clothing in the Philippines. The clothing style and fashion sense of the Philippines in the modern-day era have been influenced by the indigenous peoples, Chinese waves of immigration, the Spaniards, and the Americans, as evidenced by the chronology of events that occurred in Philippine history. At present, Filipinos conform their ...
Elisha Slade Converse, the third son of Elisha and Betsey (Wheaton) Converse, was born in Needham, Massachusetts, on July 28, 1820. [8] [9] When he was four years old, his parents moved to Woodstock, Connecticut . Spending his childhood there, he acquired professional and basic educational skills and, at thirteen years of age, began to work on ...
The company was founded in 1981 as Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. and renamed Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc. on January 25, 2013, after becoming jointly owned by Mexico-based Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A. de C.V. and The Coca-Cola Company. The company was renamed Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. in December 2018, after being acquired by ...
The Philippine Commonwealth was established in 1935, as a 10-year interim step prior to full independence. However, in 1942 during World War II, Japan occupied the Philippines. The U.S. military overpowered the Japanese in 1945. The Treaty of Manila in 1946 established the independent Philippine Republic.