In 1997 it bought the Salomon ski and sportswear brand, only to sell it last year as it bought Reebok to become the world's number two to Nike.

1997年它购买了所罗门的滑雪及运动装备品牌，但在并购锐步而成为仅次于耐克的全球第二大运动品牌后，于去年将其售出。

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"It is an opportunity to acquire a brand with a higher price-point, " says Salomon Smith Barney retail analyst Kent Chan.

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Driving hard bargains all the way, he has acquired at one time or another such financial brand names as Travelers Insurance, Shearson Hammill, Hayden Stone, Smith Barney, Commercial Credit, Loeb Rhoades, Salomon Bros. and finally Citicorp.

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