Adidas Plans Store in Brooklyn

Posted by guest on March 22, 2012 in Retail Localization · 0 Comments

Sports apparel retailer Adidas (Portland, Ore.) has signed a partnership to operate a 4,000-square-foot store at the new Barclays Center near Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, N.Y. The center is scheduled to open in September, in time for the Nets’ 2012/2013 playing season, reports Crain’s New York.

The location is Adidas’ first retail store in the borough, according to a Nets spokesman. Adidas, which is the official outfitter of the National Basketball Association, operates a store in SoHo, reports Crain’s.

[via VMSD]

Tags: adidas, brooklyn, retail localization, shoes, sneakers, visual merchandising, VMSD

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