Jump likely to open more fashion stores in Eastern Europe
21 Feb '07
1 min read
Fashion chain Jump plans to open a series of outlets in Eastern Europe, with three scheduled for Ukraine in next few months. Three Jump flagship stores are already operating in Ukraine.
Jump, founded in 1981, sells over 1.5 million pieces of clothing annually. It has 56 outlets in the country and it employs 300 people through logistics and sale points.
Two Ukraine stores were launched in Kiev and one in Odessa. These outlets are located at big shopping malls and Jump had invested Euro4,00,000 (US $5,26,000) in them.
Jump's fall and summer 2007 collections will be available at Eastern Europe outlets. Region is expected to have 12 such stores before 2009.
According to CEO Menachem Kopitz, Jump has set up organizational infrastructure suitable for international activities under its expansion plan.