{"title":"Saucony","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaucony\u003c\/b\u003e is an American brand of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athletic_footwear\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Athletic footwear\"\u003eathletic footwear\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clothing\" title=\"Clothing\"\u003eapparel\u003c\/a\u003e. Founded in 1898, the company is owned by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wolverine_World_Wide\" title=\"Wolverine World Wide\"\u003eWolverine World Wide\u003c\/a\u003e. Products commercialised by Saucony include footwear and clothing ranges, such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sneakers\" title=\"Sneakers\"\u003eathletic shoes\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jacket\" title=\"Jacket\"\u003ejackets\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoodie\" title=\"Hoodie\"\u003ehoodies\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T-shirt\" title=\"T-shirt\"\u003eT-shirts\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sweatpant\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Sweatpant\"\u003esweatpants\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shorts\" title=\"Shorts\"\u003eshorts\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sock\" title=\"Sock\"\u003esocks\u003c\/a\u003e. Accessories include \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hat\" title=\"Hat\"\u003ehats\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Backpack\" title=\"Backpack\"\u003ebackpacks\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaucony's shoe boxes once had the phrase \"sock a knee\" printed on them, which represents the correct pronunciation of the company's name.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The Saucony brand logo represents the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saucony_Creek\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Saucony Creek\"\u003eSaucony Creek\u003c\/a\u003e's constant flow, and the boulders lining its \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Creek_(tidal)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Creek (tidal)\"\u003ecreek bed\u003c\/a\u003e. The company is a popular racing shoe producer, making \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Track_spikes\" title=\"Track spikes\"\u003etrack spikes\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cross_country_running\" title=\"Cross country running\"\u003ecross country\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Racing_flats\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Racing flats\"\u003eracing flats\u003c\/a\u003e. Saucony also makes shoes for specific \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Track_and_field_athletics\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Track and field athletics\"\u003etrack and field athletics\u003c\/a\u003eevents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"History\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Saucony Shoe Manufacturing Company's first factory was founded in 1898 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kutztown,_Pennsylvania\" title=\"Kutztown, Pennsylvania\"\u003eKutztown, Pennsylvania\u003c\/a\u003e by businessmen William A. Donmoyer, Thomas S. Levan, Walter C.C. Snyder, and Benjamin F. Reider. The company took its name from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saucony_Creek\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Saucony Creek\"\u003eSaucony Creek\u003c\/a\u003e, which flows next to the original factory in Kutztown.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 1910, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia\" title=\"Russia\"\u003eRussian\u003c\/a\u003e immigrant Abraham R. Hyde started a shoe company, A.R. Hyde and Sons, in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cambridge,_Massachusetts\" title=\"Cambridge, Massachusetts\"\u003eCambridge, Massachusetts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Over the years, Hyde became known for making athletic footwear including brands such as SpotBilt and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PF_Flyers\" title=\"PF Flyers\"\u003ePF Flyers\u003c\/a\u003e. On June 13, 1968, Hyde entered into an agreement to buy Saucony, and the sale was completed on October 24, 1968.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1979, two of Saucony's running shoes were selected in the top 10 by \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Runner%27s_World\" title=\"Runner's World\"\u003eRunner's World\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e magazine (the Hornet was chosen best value), and by the following spring the demand for the product had gone up 2,000%. In the late 1980s, when Saucony became Hyde's dominant brand, the name of the company was officially changed from Hyde Athletic Industries to Saucony.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-SauconyHistory_5-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2005, Saucony was acquired by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stride_Rite_Corporation\" title=\"Stride Rite Corporation\"\u003eStride Rite Corporation\u003c\/a\u003e for $170 million. Stride Rite was acquired in 2007 for $800 million by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Payless_ShoeSource\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Payless ShoeSource\"\u003ePayless ShoeSource\u003c\/a\u003e. The combined company became known as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Collective_Brands\" title=\"Collective Brands\"\u003eCollective Brands\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 2012, Collective Brands' Performance Lifestyle Group, which included Saucony, along with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keds_(shoes)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Keds (shoes)\"\u003eKeds\u003c\/a\u003e, Stride Rite and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sperry_Top-Sider\" title=\"Sperry Top-Sider\"\u003eSperry Top-Sider\u003c\/a\u003e, became part of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wolverine_World_Wide\" title=\"Wolverine World Wide\"\u003eWolverine World Wide\u003c\/a\u003e in a $1.23 billion transaction that also involved the sale of Payless ShoeSource and Collective Licensing International to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Private_equity_firm\" title=\"Private equity firm\"\u003eprivate equity firms\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blum_Capital\" title=\"Blum Capital\"\u003eBlum Capital Partners\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Golden_Gate_Capital\" title=\"Golden Gate Capital\"\u003eGolden Gate Capital\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-8\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e In 2016, Wolverine World Wide relocated Saucony and its other Boston-area brands to a new regional headquarters location in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waltham,_Massachusetts\" title=\"Waltham, Massachusetts\"\u003eWaltham, Massachusetts\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-9\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWolverine World Wide sources a majority of its footwear from numerous third-party manufacturers in Asia Pacific and South America.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Footwear\"\u003eFootwear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe company offers shoes for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Running_shoes\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Running shoes\"\u003erunning\u003c\/a\u003e, trail running, racing, and walking, utilizing specific technology relevant to the type of activity. Shoes are also made by focusing on the runner's foot size, type of running, arch type, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pronation\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Pronation\"\u003epronation\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn April 3, 2018, Saucony teamed up with the Massachusetts-based doughnut and coffee company, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dunkin%27_Donuts\" title=\"Dunkin' Donuts\"\u003eDunkin' Donuts\u003c\/a\u003e to produce a doughnut-themed, strawberry-frosted-looking running shoe to commemorate the 122nd running of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_Marathon\" title=\"Boston Marathon\"\u003eBoston Marathon\u003c\/a\u003e. The Saucony X Dunkin’ Kinvara 9 comes in a doughnut box. The heel of the shoe is covered in rainbow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sprinkles\" title=\"Sprinkles\"\u003esprinkles\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-11\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The company again released a Dunkin' themed running shoe, the Kinvara 10, in March 2019.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Originals\"\u003eOriginals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginals are Saucony's heritage range, which includes reintroduced older shoe styles produced by the company with different materials and colorways. These include the popular Shadow model, Jazz model, and Hornet model, the latter of which remains the company's biggest selling product.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-SauconyHistory_5-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/3572\/6137\/collections\/Talk_About_Lux_presents_Saucony.jpg?v=1716767579","url":"https:\/\/talkaboutlux.gr\/en\/collections\/saucony.oembed","provider":"Talk About Lux","version":"1.0","type":"link"}