Adidas says will make Reebok more a performance brand (Reuters) word look up  

yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060212/bs_nm/retail_adidas_dc">by Reebok and Adidas at a shop in Taipei, August 4, 2005. Germany’s Adidas will win approval from Reebok shareholders for its planned takeover of the U.S. sporting goods rival and close the deal early, analysts said before a crucial Reebok shareholder meeting on Wednesday. (Jameson Wu/Reuters)" border="0" />Reuters - German athletic shoe maker Adidas-Solomon AG , which just completed its acquisition of Reebok, plans to keep the brands separate and restore the U.S. line to its former stature as an innovative performance shoe, its chief executive said over the weekend.