Adidas sues sneaker website, alleges extortion and theft of trade secrets

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Pacific Northwest shoe giant is suing a popular sneaker website. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in the District of Oregon Friday, Adidas accuses the website Sole Retriever of extortion. Sole Retriever is a popular website and app that describes itself as democratizing access to sneaker drops and news. [...]