Lacoste to open 50 standalone stores in 5 years

French casualwear giant Lacoste plans to open 50 standalone stores in India in the next five years.

The brand recently launched its first store Kerala at Kochi. Located at Prestige Group’s Forum Mall, Maradu, the store retails apparel and accessories, leather goods, watches, sunglasses, perfumes, footwear and underwear.

Founded in 1933 by French Tennis player Rene Lacoste and co-founder Andre Gillier, Lacoste, a French clothing brand, is the first brand in the world to feature its logo on its clothing items.

Foraying into the Indian market in 1993, Lacoste currently has approximately 40 stores across 17 cities in the country. Across the world, it has over 1,000 stores and 15,000 points of sales in 98 countries. The brand’s products are also available across 32 online stores.