Vancouver urban athletic
apparel brand expands to new Canadian Market
VANCOUVER, Oct. 13, 2016 /CNW/ - RYU Apparel Inc. (TSX
VENTURE: RYU & Frankfurt Stock Exchange: RYA), a tailored
innovation brand for the urban athlete, is pleased to announce its
first retail location outside of British
Columbia on Toronto's Queen
Street West strip.
With the award-winning RYU Vancouver flagship location
open for almost a year, and three more slated to open
in the Greater Vancouver area
soon, RYU has now officially expanded into the
Toronto market with its fifth
retail location. Set against a historic urban backdrop, Queen
Street West is one of Toronto's
trendiest shopping districts. RYU's first Toronto store - located at 361 Queen Street
West - joins other industry leading retailers in the area.
The space measures 2,200 square feet of retail space above 2,050
square feet of office and meeting space.
"Toronto is a new community for
us and we are excited to be expanding outside of Vancouver to our first location in
Ontario," said Marcello Leone, CEO and Chairman of the Board
for RYU. "We have received such great feedback from the
Toronto fitness community already
and we are looking forward to further growing our brand in
Eastern Canada. We are excited to
introduce the new standard of urban athletics to the Toronto market."
RYU at Queen Street West is slated to open in early Spring
2017.
About RYU
Respect Your Universe is tailored innovation
for the urban athlete. Designed without compromise, RYU engineers
apparel and accessories for the fitness and training of the
multi-discipline athlete. Created for athletes by athletes, RYU
exists to facilitate human performance. For more information,
visit: http://ryu.com.
On Behalf of the Board
RYU APPAREL INC.
"Marcello
Leone"
Marcello Leone,
CEO, President and Chairman of the Board
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SOURCE RYU Apparel Inc.