“How to Make World-Selling Shoes”(June, 23. 2013)

“How to Make World-Selling Shoes”

(June, 23. 2013)

 

New Balance was founded in 1906, Boston, U.S. It started a making heel insert to relieve people’s foot from suffering who had been working all day long. The business got boomed, and now they are selling their shoes all over the world. Recently, they have manufactureed upto 70% of their products in U.S. even wages are high in their own country. They are proud of this fact and notice this on their website. They are not proud of their shoes, but U.S, where the origin of the company was built. It has been over 100 years.

 

Adidas was started in 1924, Germany. Rudi and Adi Dassler brothers launched a small shoes store. They supported one of athletes who was their favorite player to win in 1936 Berlin Olympics at first. After World War II, there was a conflict between them and Rudi Dassler started a new shoes store, which is Puma. Adi Dassler also launched another shoes store, Adidas. They never left Germany, which was a defeated nation in World War II. They made soccer shoes for the members of the German national team to comfort many German people. In 1954 Switzerland Worldcup, German soccer experienced a great growth, and Adidas finally hit the jackpot. It has been almost 100 years.

 

Nike was founded in 1964. A Co-founder Philip Knight was a middle distance athlete and Bill Bowerman was an athlete coach. They sold their shoes driving their trucks in sports grounds of several universities at first to keep Germany from being the sole lead in the sports equipment market. As America grows, Nike exploded in popularity. It has been almost 50 years.

 

Warren Buffet was asked a question, “How come you become a rich?” He replied, “It was possible because I was born in America.” Pray for your country, your nation before you pray for your personal life. There is no world-selling Korea sport shoes unless Korea experiences revival. “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.”(Psalms 33:12)