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Adidas Will Sell Some Leftover Yeezy Inventory Instead of Burning It, CEO Says

Headline from NBC Chicago, from the development of May 11, 2023

Newest development May 12, 2023 · 2 reportsAdidas reveals plan for Yeezy shoe line

Instead of burning excess Yeezy inventory, Adidas plans to sell some of it and donate the money to charity.

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  1. Names this update

    Adidas Will Sell Some Leftover Yeezy Inventory Instead of Burning It, CEO Says

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

  2. Newest

    Adidas reveals plan for Yeezy shoe line

    Headline from FOX Business ·

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16 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Adidas CEO suggests Yeezy apparel piled up in warehouses could be sold (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden suggested that part of the company’s unsold Yeezy inventory could be sold, while the rest may be donated to organizations.

  2. The Guardian

    Adidas plans not to destroy unsold Yeezy stock but sell it off for charity (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    €1.2bn worth of footwear in storage since company cut ties with Kanye West after his antisemitic remarks

  3. Al Jazeera

    Adidas to sell some Yeezy merchandise, donate proceeds (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Millions of Yeezy brand shoes worth $1.3bn are in storage as their sale was halted when Adidas cut ties with Kanye West.

  4. NBC Chicago

    Adidas Will Sell Some Leftover Yeezy Inventory Instead of Burning It, CEO Says (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Instead of burning excess Yeezy inventory, Adidas plans to sell some of it and donate the money to charity.

  5. Wall Street Journal

    Adidas to Sell Yeezy Sneakers, Donate Proceeds to Charity (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The sportswear brand ended its partnership with Kanye West last year over the rapper's antisemitic comments, leaving it with more than $1 billion worth of unsold stock.

  6. Insider

    Adidas says it won't destroy its mountain of unsold Yeezy stock but plans to sell these items and donate profits to charity (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Adidas was one of several companies to cut ties with Kanye West in the wake of his anti-Semitic comments last October.

  7. Insider

    Ex-Yeezy COO says it's a 'smart move' for Adidas to sell leftover stock and donate proceeds to charity (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Adidas said that it will not burn its mountain of unsold Yeezy stock but rather attempt to sell these items and donate profits to charity.

  8. Delaware Public Media

    Adidas finally has a plan for its stockpile of Yeezy shoes (opens Delaware Public Media)

    Published

    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    One of the options Adidas considered was to destroy the Ye-designed shoes, but the company ultimately decided against it, the CEO said. Instead it will sell them and donate the proceeds to charity.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Adidas to sell off Yeezy shoes after ditching Kanye West – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The German brand plans to donate the proceeds from the sales to charitable foundations. The company cut off ties with Yeezy, formerly known as Kanye West, after he made multiple antisemitic comments.

  10. The Times of Israel

    Adidas to sell Yeezy shoes, donate proceeds after Kanye antisemitism row (opens The Times of Israel)

    Published

    The Times of Israel's feed description

    $1.3 billion worth of unsold products gathering dust since firm cut ties with rapper in October; money to go to organizations harmed by Ye's remarks, CEO says

  11. Relevant Magazine

    Adidas Is Selling All Yeezy Inventory and Donating the Proceeds to Charity - RELEVANT (opens Relevant Magazine)

    Published

    Relevant Magazine's feed description

    Adidas has announced that it will sell its stock of unsold Yeezy shoes and donate the proceeds to charity. The move comes months after the company cut

  12. FOX Business

    Adidas reveals plan for Yeezy shoe line (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    Adidas CEO Bjorn Gulden revealed how the company's plans to handle some Yeezy products it has been sitting on since October involve selling them and donating the funds.

  13. CNN

    Adidas will sell Yeezy shoes after all (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Adidas has decided what it’s going to do with its unsold Yeezy merchandise.

  14. The Hollywood Reporter

    Adidas Plans to Resell Remaining Yeezy Sneakers (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

    Published

    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Some several million pairs of the now-defunct line, created in collaboration with Kanye "Ye" West, still exist, and portions of sales will go to charity.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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