The major Chinese athletic company which makes athletic shoes and sporting goods has been proactive in making an imprint in the United States.

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But Nike, for instance, has a broad product line which includes everything from shoes to apparel to sporting goods, which in turn allows them stronger negotiating power with retailers.

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European sporting-goods companies give him free shoes and helmets, and a Romanian mineral-water company sponsors his cycling team, but that's about it.

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The outlets sell sporting goods and clothes, everything from Nike shoes and Reebok shirts to Wilson tennis racquets.

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Wearing maroon jerseys (the only colour available at the local sporting-goods store), and with high-top shoes, leather maskless helmets and trousers padded with magazines, the Maroons beat the league's other strong team, the Chicago Cardinals, towards the end of the 1925 season.

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Sporting plain white vestments and a cross, and opting for plain dark shoes rather than red ones, Pope Francis spoke in Italian during Friday's meeting, occasionally breaking off from the prepared text to speak off the cuff.

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Now she has to do more stretches and wear special shoes to help prevent more injury, and she has to take seasonal breaks between sporting activities.

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Sporting an Elvis haircut and casually dressed in a black polo shirt, white jacket, pants and shoes, the Philippine President chatted with FORBES GLOBAL recently at a Subic Bay yacht club.

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Asics evolved into a general sporting goods maker, selling skiing, baseball, swimming and golf products, and scored notable success with its running shoes, putting out a well-regarded line of high-end trainers and racing shoes.

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