Award-Winning Design Concept Blends Athletic Performance with Science and Innovation
BALTIMORE, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA)
announced today the opening of its brand store in Natick, Mass., on Thursday,
August 7. The 4,600 square feet store, located in the Natick Collection Mall,
will showcase Under Armour's athletic performance apparel, footwear and
accessories in an adrenaline-fueled interactive environment. In November
2007, Under Armour opened the first brand store in the Annapolis Westfield
Mall in Annapolis, Md., and the second debuted in May 2008 in the Fox Valley
Mall in Aurora, Ill.
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Designed to reflect an authentic sports experience, consumers will walk
past a concrete panel storefront and enter the store through a stadium-like
tunnel, stepping into a customized branded experience that highlights athletic
performance, science and innovation. In-store features include a gigantic
bronze statue of brand ambassador 'Big E,' a 120-inch rear projection HD video
screen and a 32-inch multi-media touch-screen kiosk containing branded content
and performance training educational information.
'The new brand store serves as a great platform to engage our consumers in
a unique way by experiencing the Under Armour brand first-hand,' said Chris
Hufnagel, Under Armour's Vice President, Retail. 'The stores are designed to
build deeper relationships with our consumers and to tell the Under Armour
brand story.'
Consumers will be able to shop the full range of Under Armour athletic
performance apparel, footwear and accessories. The new store also offers
consumers the opportunity to experience and learn first-hand about the
technology of the brand's recently launched line of non-cleated footwear, The
New Prototype Performance Trainers.
About Under Armour, Inc.
Under Armour(R) (NYSE: UA) is a leading developer, marketer, and
distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. The
brand's moisture-wicking synthetic fabrications are engineered in many
different designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a
performance alternative to traditional natural fiber products. The Company's
products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to
professional, on playing fields around the globe. The Under Armour global
headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with European headquarters in
Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium, and additional offices in Denver, Hong Kong,
Toronto, and Guangzhou, China. For further information, please visit the
Company's website at http://www.underarmour.com.
SOURCE Under Armour, Inc.