Kawasaki Footwear | Eco Comeback

August 9, 2008

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Now begins the story of a Communist training shoe with a Japanese name, produced in Czech Republic, discovered and marketed by Danish badminton players. Admittedly, if this was not the truth, it would surely be one of the best marketing ideas of the last few years. But hiding behind Kawasaki Footwear is a whole series of curiosities and, let’s say, country-specific features. For on the search for the perfect shoe for badminton crazy Denmark, the owners of the company J.Hammersgaad Hansen Sport discovered the work of the communist, Czech training shoe association at the ISPO 1972 sports trade fair and were impressed by the light shoe with the necessary “grip.” [Read more]

Kawasaki Footwear | Öko Comeback

July 31, 2008

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Es beginnt nun die Geschichte eines kommunistischen Turnschuhs mit japanischem Namen, produziert in Tschechien, entdeckt und vermarktet von dänischen Badmintonspielern. Zugegeben, wäre dies nicht die Wahrheit, es wäre wohl eine der besten Marketingideen der letzten Jahre. Doch de facto verbirgt sich hinter Kawasaki Footwear wirklich eine ganze Reihe an Kuriositäten und, sagen wir, länderspezifischen Gegebenheiten. [Read more]