Adidas will have fewer and better stores

Adidas directly operates 2,500 stores globally and has an additional 13,000 mono-branded stores operated by franchisees. In an interview with the Financial Times, the Adidas Group's chief executive, Kaspar Rorsted, said that he expects the total number of stores to contract slightly, but “they will be better.”

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