And Puma by his brother Rudi, in the same town. Great Feud story.
replyAnother brother/brother business rivalry, although not involving founders, was Sears and Montgomery Ward from 1985-1990. In 1985 Bernard Brennan become CEO of Montgomery Ward and in that same year his older brother Edward Brennan become CEO of Sears.
replyChicago-based Sears was the largest US retailer at the time, and Chicago-based Montgomery Ward was the 5th largest.
Rudidas would definitely be a worse name. Though I'd be surprised if an Amazon Marketplace knockoff brand is not already using it.
replyAdolfler would've been even worse.
replyNot in today's climate.
replyIt was briefly "Ruda" before it morphed into "Puma".
replyI did not know that. Very good decision!
replySimilar thing with Aldi. Both brothers kept the name, sort of.
replyall day i diss another sibling
replyImagine how glad they were at some point that they didn’t go with “Adolf’s Sneakers”!
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