Sporting Accessories
Sports industry is an essential revenue generator in world economy. Sports goods industry includes apparels, accessories, and sports equipments. Sports industry, along with products entails media advertising rights, and endorsements. Sports goods manufacturers - Puma, Nike, Wilson, Adidas, Slazenger, Stiga, Dunlop and Yonex are numerous apparel makers and the sports equipment. Germany is apparels, accessories, and an international manufacturing shoes. TaylorMade adidas Reebok sportswear, golf business, and Rockport are member firms of Adidas group. Adidas manufactured shoes includes basket ball, running, golf, football, tennis, training and biking shoes for males. Women shoes includes training, outdoor, tennis, and athletic shoe. Among accessories, Adidas produces tennis wristbands, shin guards, footballs, tennis caps, and weekender and exercise bags.
The apparels include jerseys, shorts, and coaching outfits. The company recorded revenue of US $15.6 billion in the year 2007.2. Nike located near Beaverton from Oregon is a leading designer, distributor and marketer of sport equipments, accessories, apparel, and footwear. Converse Inc., distributor of athletic shoes, accessories, apparel, Umbro Ltd., a U.K. Based football brand, Cole Hann, designer and distributor of luxury shoes, handbags, and accessories, and Hurley International, designer and distributor of childhood apparel, accessories and shoes are subsidiaries of Nike Inc. This Fortune 500 firm having an employee strength of over 30, 000 gained a revenue of US $16 billion from the year 2007.3.
Puma Based in Herzogenaurach markets and distributes accessories, accessories, sports shoes, and apparels. Puma designs motor sport, golf, running, football, sailing, and cricket accessories and footwear. Puma in the year 2006 gained a revenue of US $3.512 billion - Significant redhead sporting goods events - Summer Olympic games is a major revenue generator from the world of sport. 2008 Beijing Olympic games involving over 11, 000 Athletes from 204 countries competing from 302 events, generated a revenue of US $42 billion. 2006 FIFA World Cup played from Germany one of 32 national soccer teams reached out to nearly 27 billion viewers worldwide.