He was last seen wearing a black and white pullover jacket, Levis 501 jeans and white sports shoes.
Then Peter Sands, the bank's chief executive, came to watch them, and now the bank pays for sports shoes.
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To meet the challenge, car manufacturers have already implemented configuration tools on their websites and even Nike sells customized sports shoes.
Of the former, almost 33m belong to health clubs, spawning a multi-billion-dollar industry of sports shoes, fitness foods, exercise videos, heart monitors and personal trainers.
Sweaty socks and warm, damp sports shoes provide equally hospitable environments.
The brand, which was bought by Adidas in 2005, has struggled to make an impact with its sports shoes that are designed to boost muscle tone.
The hotel's night manager told the Anchorage Daily News that the paramedic team could not remove his sports shoes as they were frozen to his feet.
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"They're in helmets, watches, bracelets and sports shoes, " he says.
For those targeting domestic consumers, the rethink should be even more radical as demand for sports shoes, edgy fashions and electronic gadgets may start to decline in relative and, eventually, absolute terms.
The top selling footwear categories include training, running, basketball, sports-inspired casual shoes, kids shoes.
For instance, many of these sites sold counterfeit sports clothing, designer shoes and handbags and even pirated exercise programs.
That's true of his bespoke sports jackets, shirts, shoes, boxer underwear.
These in-store shops will carry athletic shoes as well as sports apparel and accessories.
Knight, a former University of Oregon track star, founded Blue Ribbon sports in 1964, selling Japanese running shoes out of the trunk of his car at track meets on the weekends while teaching accounting at Portland State.
It was caught flat-footed when young athletes stopped playing multiple sports, which had required lots of different shoes and apparel.
Karnazes earns a healthy six-figures annually thanks to royalties from his two books, speaking engagements and sponsors like North Face, Boa (shoes) and Motorola Mobility (MotoActv sports watch).
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