LSKD opens is first international HQ and storefront at Pacific Beach in San Diego
A growing activewear company with its roots in Logan has opened its first international store in the US and more than 500 fans lined up to get inside.
Growing activewear chain LSKD has opened its US base with a live DJ, athletes, exclusive product, and their traditional store opening tights and shorts swap.
LSKD founder and chief executive Jason Daniel says Pacific Beach in San Diego was the perfect for its US base with more than 500 people lining up outside the storefront, ensuring the company recorded its biggest day of sales in the US.
“The opening was such a special moment for the team as we have been working so hard to create a community globally,” he says.
“After learning over the years with brand partners we have formed relationships with, we felt Pacific Beach would be the perfect place for our home here in the US. It was incredible to meet some of our US community in person and celebrate this milestone with them.”
The 240sq m space includes a storefront hosting core styles and latest collections, an office space for the LSKD’s US team, and a community room that includes compression boots, massage guns, ice baths, and recovery meals and drinks for people to hangout, relax, and recover whenever they need.
LSKD was formed in 2007 and its headquarters are in Loganholme with outlets in the Chermside Shopping Centre in Brisbane, Chadstone in Melbourne and Miranda in Sydney’s south. A store at Bondi will open soon.
The company, which started as a wholesaler before transitioning to e-commerce in 2019, achieved $50m in global turnover in 2021-22 and in November flagged it was aiming for a 50 per cent increase this financial year.
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