17th November, Bengaluru
Making its foray into India for the first time is Xtep Sports, a Hong Kong and Xiamen headquartered sportswear brand that has launched its first ever flagship store on 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar. The XTEP store was inaugurated by ace former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad.
Founded by the 46-year-old Ding Shui Po, who is also the chairman and chief executive officer of Xtep, the company was first established in 1999, as an original equipment manufacturer for international sports manufacturer. It then started its own sportswear brand in 2002 and has gone on to become a leading professional sports brand with a stylish and functional sportswear inventory. The Xtep group currently operates 6,035 stores across 31 provinces across the People’s Republic Of China (PRC) as well as Nepal, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Spain and now in Bangalore, India
Plans are afoot to come up with five stores by the end of the year and start online sales in major platforms too.