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[irrational]

Same thing with athletic/outdoor apparel/footwear. There are so many companies headquartered in Portland, Oregon in this industry. It started with Nike, then Adidas and Columbia Sportswear. Now it seems like you can't throw a crampon without hitting another athletic/outdoor apparel/footwear startup.

[maxxxxx → irrational]

I can imagine Walmart alone could sustain a bunch of logistics startups in Arkansas or wherever they are.

[new_hackers → maxxxxx]

yes, and the northwest arkansas corridor is a very pretty part of the country. But apparently for tech, they don't

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/429589/walmarts-new-high-...

[tomhschmidt → irrational]

Not sure what you're implying -- Adidas is German and both Adidas and Columbia pre-date Nike.

[cylinder → tomhschmidt]

Not sure where you read a claim that Adidas was started in Portland.

Adidas North America hq is located in Portland. https://www.adidas-group.com/en/group/headquarters/

[irrational → tomhschmidt]

Columbia Sportswear is headquartered in Portland (just a mile or two north of Nike headquarters). Adidas USA is headquartered in North Portland.