![Flages wave over the Puma factory outlet store in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg April 10, 2007. French retailer PPR on Tuesday made a 5.3 billion euro ($7.07 billion) bid to hitch German sportswear Flages wave over the Puma factory outlet store in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg April 10, 2007. French retailer PPR on Tuesday made a 5.3 billion euro ($7.07 billion) bid to hitch German sportswear](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D266HF/flages-wave-over-the-puma-factory-outlet-store-in-herzogenaurach-near-nuremberg-april-10-2007-french-retailer-ppr-on-tuesday-made-a-53-billion-euro-707-billion-bid-to-hitch-german-sportswear-company-puma-to-its-line-up-of-gucci-and-yves-saint-laurent-iconic-fashion-brands-reutersmichaela-rehle-germany-2D266HF.jpg)
Flages wave over the Puma factory outlet store in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg April 10, 2007. French retailer PPR on Tuesday made a 5.3 billion euro ($7.07 billion) bid to hitch German sportswear
![An employee arranges shoes in the Puma factory outlet store in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg April 10, 2007. French retailer PPR on Tuesday made a 5.3 billion euro ($7.07 billion) bid to hitch An employee arranges shoes in the Puma factory outlet store in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg April 10, 2007. French retailer PPR on Tuesday made a 5.3 billion euro ($7.07 billion) bid to hitch](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D151PR/an-employee-arranges-shoes-in-the-puma-factory-outlet-store-in-herzogenaurach-near-nuremberg-april-10-2007-french-retailer-ppr-on-tuesday-made-a-53-billion-euro-707-billion-bid-to-hitch-german-sportswear-company-puma-to-its-line-up-of-gucci-and-yves-saint-laurent-iconic-fashion-brands-reutersmichaela-rehle-germany-2D151PR.jpg)
An employee arranges shoes in the Puma factory outlet store in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg April 10, 2007. French retailer PPR on Tuesday made a 5.3 billion euro ($7.07 billion) bid to hitch
![A man is reflected in a window with a Puma sign, at the factory outlet store in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg April 10, 2007. French retailer PPR on Tuesday made a 5.3 billion A man is reflected in a window with a Puma sign, at the factory outlet store in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg April 10, 2007. French retailer PPR on Tuesday made a 5.3 billion](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E6RM7H/a-man-is-reflected-in-a-window-with-a-puma-sign-at-the-factory-outlet-store-in-herzogenaurach-near-nuremberg-april-10-2007-french-retailer-ppr-on-tuesday-made-a-53-billion-euro-707-billion-bid-to-hitch-german-sportswear-company-puma-to-its-line-up-of-gucci-and-yves-saint-laurent-iconic-fashion-brands-reutersmichaela-rehle-germany-2E6RM7H.jpg)