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Asics finds its stride

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (91+ words) The Economist Asics finds its stride In 1962 a pair of trainers caught the eye of Phil Knight, the future co-founder of Nike, while he was visiting Japan. He struck a deal with their maker, Kihachiro Onitsuka, to sell them in…...