Alpen opens its first Kansai flagship in Umeda, built around real courts and pitches
Alpen, the sporting-goods retailer, said it will open its first Kansai flagship on 7 August: six floors in Osaka's Umeda district built around real courts and pitches rather than shelves, a bet that in-store trial still beats browsing online.
Alpen, the Nagoya-headquartered sporting-goods retailer, said it will open Alpen OSAKA on 7 August, its first flagship store in the Kansai region. The store takes six floors, from the second basement level up to the fourth floor, of the YANMAR FLYING-Y Building at Chayamachi in Osaka's Umeda district, and will run 10:00 to 21:00.