Bengaluru: Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has strengthened its partnership with PUMA to make an affordable range of stylish athleisure available to every Indian across the country. Designed in collaboration with cricketer K L Rahul, the new sub-brand ‘1DER by PUMA’ will be available from September 30 onwards on Flipkart, puma.com, and select Puma stores. This launch also marks the 10-year partnership between PUMA and Flipkart that has seen millions of customers across the country get access to quality and stylish sportswear products through a growing network of sellers.
In the past year, as customers have continued to work from home and have prioritized their health and fitness, ‘athleisure fashion’ has seen tremendous adoption and growth – which has led to the emergence and significant growth of the ‘athleisure’ category. Sportswear and athleisure as subcategories have seen phenomenal growth on Flipkart, approximately 60% over last year. Leveraging the opportunity to serve the evolving fashion needs of consumers across the country, and curated with a deep understanding of these consumers, the ‘1DER by PUMA’ range is a carefully selected array of products that address a very specific growing need for athleisure. The athleisure category has witnessed tremendous growth this past year on Flipkart, and ‘1DER by PUMA’ is aimed at the needs of young working professionals and college students, who continue to look for branded/ quality/ fashionable clothing that suits their ever-evolving lifestyle.
Speaking about the launch, Nishit Garg, Vice President – Flipkart Fashion, said, “In preparation for the festive season and the Big Billion Days, we will have the widest selection of styles available for consumers across the country. We will continue to bridge the gap between metros and Tier 2+ regions, where people seek the best of current fashion trends but have limited access from a selection, range and affordability perspective. We believe in collaborating with the best in the industry to solve the growing needs and the launch of 1DER in partnership with PUMA is aligned to this vision.”
Commenting on the launch of ‘1DER by PUMA’ on Flipkart, KL Rahul said, “1DER, for me, is a business venture born from a passion and it is really close to my heart. The collection is an extension of my love for all things street. I have been intimately involved in the entire product design and ideation process along with PUMA designers and I am really pumped about launching 1der on Flipkart. PUMA’s understanding of the athleisure segment coupled with Flipkart’s massive market reach propelled me to create this brand and I can’t wait for people to try it out.”
