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Case Study: Inside Adidas’ Remarkable Turnaround

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2024

When Bjørn Gulden took over as Adidas' new chief executive in January 2023, he faced a seemingly insurmountable task.

Months earlier, the company had ended its lucrative Yeezy line in partnership with Ye (formerly Kanye West), which accounted for more than eight percent of Adidas' annual sales and drove the brand's connection to sneaker culture in the key North America and China markets. Adidas was also contending with the closure of its Russian stores after the Ukraine invasion, while insiders believed the company had lost its way under previous management, becoming too risk-averse and straying from its purpose as a sports brand.

But just two years later, Adidas is thriving, buoyed by the soaring popularity of sneakers like the Samba, big wins with new performance products and a renewed focus on its sporting DNA.

For BoF's latest case study, sports correspondent Daniel-Yaw Miller spoke to Gulden and other top executives in a series of conversations at Adidas' German headquarters in Herzogenaurach, Germany to unpack the decisions, strategies and internal shifts that brought Adidas back from the brink.

Download the case study now. "The Strategy That Brought Adidas Back From the Brink."

Imran Amed, Founder and CEO

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