Under Armour continues its upward streak in the Philippines, creating towering waves in the local market with its newly opened retail store in SM Megamall. The new store follows the launch of the brand’s first-ever store in the Southeast Asian (SEA) region—located at the Bonifacio High Street—earlier this year.
“Opening in Megamall is a natural step for the brand’s expansion in the Philippines,” Carlos Maza, senior director, New Markets, Under Armour, expressed of the brand’s new foray in SEA. “The response to our brand from athletes in the Philippine’s has been tremendous and we look forward to increase our presence throughout the country.”
The US-based performance footwear and apparel giant’s 2nd retail store in the country is strategically located in the premier business and shopping hub, Ortigas, to serve a bigger host of athletes and fitness enthusiasts, altogether. The store was designed to present a new high-energy and signature gritty retail experience, which Under Armour is famed for, in the Philippines.
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The brand’s new store in SM Megamall will offer its whole fall-winter range and the technologies to help athletes reach their fullest potential. The FW2014 collection features the Under Armour’s technological innovations such as the HeatGear Sonic, Heatgear Flyweight, Coldblack, Coldgear, UA Storm, UA Tech, and the popular Compression range. What’s more, among the technical apparel available, the HeatGear ArmourVent is a new training apparel technology platform available in both men’s wear and women’s wear. The UA Studio & UA StudioLux lines, which are designed for athletic females, will also be available.
Aesthetics: The environment will include accent metal and wood furnishings and the Under Armour Thrones, large black leather seats with the logo stitched in red prominently installed within the footwear zone.
Under Armour has enlisted renowned personalities in the sporting and showbiz industry, former Ateneo volleyball star Gretchen Ho, football ace, captain of the women national team, Natasha Alquiros, and actor-host, Robi Domingo to endorse the brand. The store launch and chain-cutting ceremony, on October 22, also saw the appearance of pro MMA fighter, Brandon Vera and other local celebrities. The latter were present to participate in the Crossfit celebrity challenge held at the SM Megamall activity center later that day.
Under Armour is distributed in the Philippines through an exclusive partnership with Triple Pte. Ltd. The SM Megamall location was secured by local retailer, GrupoAthletica.
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