Saturday 31 January 2015

Chinese sports brand to enter European market


One of China’s most successful sports footwear and apparel brand - 361° - is targeting the European market following successful soft-launches in the US and Brazil.
Owned by Yue Lei International, 361° (founded in Jianjing in 2003 and currently has more than 7,800 stores in China with annual revenues of over 1 billion euros), will be exhibiting its new spring/summer 2015 collection at the ISPO sports fair in Munich from February 5-8, where the company is a partner to the trade show’s annual Runner’s World shoe symposium taking place on the first day.
The brand’s portfolio includes sports shoes as well as sports apparel and functional wear for both indoors and outdoors.   Its 140-piece spring/summer 2015 collection comprises of running, training, trail and lifestyle shoes and clothing for men and women. The activewear brand is placing emphasis on its running division, and it is hoping that its highly specialised running shoes, such as the models Chromoso or Sensation, which feature three-layers in the middle sole providing enhanced stability and cushioning while offering featherweight comfort, will become its hero products.

According to the Chinese sportswear brand’s CEO Otto Lin, in addition to participating in Ispo, the brand is also sponsoring various sports events in Europe to create higher visibility to the consumer market, as well as supporting the Olympic Games and Paralympics in Brazil in 2016. The activewear label is providing the official torchbearer and others involved in front of and behind the scenes of the event with more than 100,000 outfits.

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