https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Adidas said Friday it had dropped vocal pro-Palestinian model Bella Hadid from an advertising campaign for retro sneakers referencing the 1972 Munich Olympics, which were overshadowed by a massacre of Israeli athletes. https://www.thelocal.de/20240720/adidas-drops-bella-hadid-from-campaign-over-gaza-controversy Sat, 20 Jul 2024 10:18:05 +0200 adidas-drops-bella-hadid-from-campaign-over-gaza-controversy Derided at its unveiling, Germany's pink-and-purple away kit has become the breakout style star of Euro 2024, where it has added a splash of colour to the stands at the host's fixtures. https://www.thelocal.de/20240624/adidas-scores-marketing-success-with-pink-german-team-shirt Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:08:06 +0200 adidas-scores-marketing-success-with-pink-german-team-shirt German football's decision to drop Adidas as its kit supplier sparked dismay in the government on Friday, with the Economy Minister blasting the switch to US sportswear giant Nike as a lack of "patriotism". https://www.thelocal.de/20240322/german-football-team-to-cut-ties-with-adidas-after-70-years Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:39:14 +0100 german-football-team-to-cut-ties-with-adidas-after-70-years German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma said Tuesday they would join a growing advertiser boycott over hate speech against Facebook and Instagram in July, following major consumer companies like Levi's and Coca-Cola. https://www.thelocal.de/20200630/germanys-adidas-and-puma-join-facebook-ad-boycott-over-hate-speech Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:30:46 +0200 germanys-adidas-and-puma-join-facebook-ad-boycott-over-hate-speech German sportswear maker Adidas on Wednesday rejected claims by employees that it was not doing enough to combat racism, after the "Black Lives Matter" protests revived debate about a lack of diversity in the firm. https://www.thelocal.de/20200617/germanys-adidas-rejects-allegations-of-workplace-racism Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:32:06 +0200 germanys-adidas-rejects-allegations-of-workplace-racism German sportswear firm Adidas says it's closing a "significant" number of its stores in China over the deadly new coronavirus, and warned it expects further impacts on its operations in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20200206/german-sportswear-giant-adidas-closes-china-stores-over-coronavirus-outbreak Thu, 06 Feb 2020 09:29:27 +0100 german-sportswear-giant-adidas-closes-china-stores-over-coronavirus-outbreak German sportswear giant Adidas said Tuesday more than half of the polyester used in its products this year would come from recycled material, including millions of shoes made from plastic waste. https://www.thelocal.de/20200122/adidas-bets-on-recycled-material-to-combat-ocean-plastic Wed, 22 Jan 2020 09:50:48 +0100 adidas-bets-on-recycled-material-to-combat-ocean-plastic German sportswear giant Adidas on Wednesday lost a legal battle to trademark its "three stripe" motif in the EU, as a court ruled the design was not distinctive enough to deserve protection. https://www.thelocal.de/20190619/adidas Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:15:13 +0200 adidas Hundreds of people braved sub-zero temperatures to camp out overnight in Berlin, in hopes of buying on Tuesday a pair of Adidas sneakers that also offers free subway travel. https://www.thelocal.de/20180116/hundreds-of-berliners-line-up-for-shoe-with-annual-transit-ticket-sewn-into-it Tue, 16 Jan 2018 10:46:04 +0100 hundreds-of-berliners-line-up-for-shoe-with-annual-transit-ticket-sewn-into-it The German sport apparel brand will soon launch large-scale production for the first time of 3D-printed shoes. https://www.thelocal.de/20170407/adidas-to-launch-mass-production-of-shoes-using-3d-printing Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:04:07 +0200 adidas-to-launch-mass-production-of-shoes-using-3d-printing Helmut Fischer will not be cheering for Germany during the European Championship finals. He comes from the Bavarian town of Herzogenaurach where sport is a family affair that gets bitter and personal. https://www.thelocal.de/20160606/adidas-and-puma-herzogenaurach-a-football-strip-feud-that-divides-a-town Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:21:02 +0200 adidas-and-puma-herzogenaurach-a-football-strip-feud-that-divides-a-town Adidas, the German maker of sportswear and equipment, announced Tuesday that it will start marketing its first series of sportshoes manufactured by robots in Germany from 2017. https://www.thelocal.de/20160525/adidas-to-return-production-to-germany-with-robot-shoe-factory Wed, 25 May 2016 12:59:55 +0200 adidas-to-return-production-to-germany-with-robot-shoe-factory Leading German companies have lost almost a third of their business with Russia as Moscow's economy struggles with harsh headwinds and sanctions continue to bite. https://www.thelocal.de/20151202/sanctions-cost-germany-13-of-russia-business Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:00:24 +0100 sanctions-cost-germany-13-of-russia-business Football fans have snapped up a total of more than three million replica kits of their world-cup winning heroes, Adidas announced, with much of that boost coming in the run-up to Christmas. The team were also honoured as Germany's "Sportsmen of the Year" on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141222/replica-kit-sales-double-in-run-up-to-christmas-three-million-adidas-germany Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:38:00 +0100 replica-kit-sales-double-in-run-up-to-christmas-three-million-adidas-germany UPDATE: Germany’s development minister Gerd Müller attacked the production practices of Shell and Adidas on Tuesday, suggesting indirectly that German consumers should boycott some of the companies' products. Adidas has hit back with a furious response. https://www.thelocal.de/20140910/german-development-minister-gerd-mueller-wants-to-boycott-shell-adidas Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:18:00 +0200 german-development-minister-gerd-mueller-wants-to-boycott-shell-adidas German sports giant Adidas has removed two World Cup T-shirts from sale following complaints from hosts Brazil that they were promoting prostitution. https://www.thelocal.de/20140226/adidas-pulls-world-cup-brazil-t-shirts-for-promoting-sex-trade Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:50:00 +0100 adidas-pulls-world-cup-brazil-t-shirts-for-promoting-sex-trade German sports clothing giant Adidas could finally be running out of steam, latest profit figures suggest. https://www.thelocal.de/20130808/51293 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:09:00 +0200 51293 German sports kit giant Adidas on Monday said that it had suspended its sponsorship with Tyson Gay, after the US sprinter tested positive for a banned substance. https://www.thelocal.de/20130715/50867 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:33:00 +0200 50867 Major sportswear companies who cut off dealers who sell their products cheaply online have come to the attention of German competition authorities. https://www.thelocal.de/20120627/43401 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:49:00 +0200 43401 German sportswear giant Adidas came under pressure on Saturday after a British newspaper reported that its London 2012 Olympics clothing was being manufactured "in sweatshop conditions in Indonesia." https://www.thelocal.de/20120414/41941 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0200 41941