The Japan Fair Trade Commission last Tuesday raided the Japan subsidiary of Adidas AG over its alleged pressuring of retailers not to discount Reebok's EasyTone collection.
Kyodo News reported that Adidas Japan was suspected of pressuring retailers to sell the product for ¥10,000 to ¥15,000 ($118-to-$177), and suspending shipments for stores that did not comply.
Adidas began selling the EasyTone shoes, under the Reebok brand, in Japan in 2009. The series has more than half the market for toning shoes in Japan, estimated at about 10 billion yen annually, Kyodo News said.
