Speciality stores aren¡¯t the only ones ringing up sales for workout wear. Big-box retailers Target and Wal-Mart sell discount lines, while women¡¯s apparel stores, such as Victoria¡¯s Secret, Bebe and Forever 21, now are offering athletic wear.
Dozens of speciality stores, including Lululemon and Lucy, have sprung up around town to cater to a growing health-conscious population.
Major brands tend to shy away from criticising their charges in the immediate aftermath of controversial incidents but the sportswear company took the unusual step of issuing a strongly worded statement on Monday in the wake of Su¨¢rez's apology for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic. Adidas takes this type of incident very seriously and does not condone Luis Su¨¢rez's behaviour, it said.
Nike's campaign is clearly designed to cash in on Olympic fever and get one over on arch-rival Adidas, which has paid tens of millions of pounds to be an official London 2012 global sponsor.
Best pre-game tweet: Call me a cloying sap, but I like all the D.C. stars rooting for each other.

 
     
 
 
     
     
     
     
         

 
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