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The U.S. golf lifestyle brand Malbon Golf is attempting to crack the China market with a flagship-first strategy<\/a>. They will open their first flagship store at Shanghai\u2019s Jing\u2019an Kerry Centre, with a pop-up at the same mall launching from late January as an early warm-up. The opening makes the brand\u2019s first official presence on the mainland, moving it from grey-market type stock to a controlled, boots-on-the-ground operation. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with Jiemian News, Kitson S. Kho chief exec of the Malbon Golf China venture said the company plans to roll out additional flagships<\/a> \u2013 as well as concept stores \u2013 in Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Hangzhou \u2013 starting small, then scaling. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Malbon was founded in Los Angeles in 2017 and differentiated itself from the traditional performance golf label, by putting a lifestyle brand face on.<\/strong> It\u2019s a young company, having opened its first store in 2022, but now operates more than 10 stores worldwide, including a Seoul flagship that opened in December 2024. It\u2019s worth noting that Seoul is known as an early validation point in Asia, and a shopping destination for Chinese golfers who can\u2019t get the gear they want domestically. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China is a market where golf apparel has grown, but where no single lifestyle leader has emerged. Malbon enters via a partnership with TKG Lifestyle and has set up its HQ in Shenzhen<\/a> using local design and product planning teams. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Malbon’s clothing blurs the line between sports and leisurewear. Images: Rednote\/Malbon Golf<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Its China offerings will therefore blend its global, core product range with China-exclusive designs. <\/strong>The first of these kicks off in collaboration with Hong Kong streetwear brand CLOT \u2013 another indication of Malbon bucking the whole golf wear as sport gear<\/em> industry standard. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malbon\u2019s bet is that China\u2019s next golf boom won\u2019t look like country-club tradition, but like social signalling. By leaning on a local edge and bucking golf\u2019s stiff style, it\u2019s selling membership to a new tribe as much as it is clothing. In a lifestyle market of fierce competition, that strategy could be the winning stroke.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The U.S. golf lifestyle brand Malbon Golf is attempting to crack the China market with a flagship-first strategy. They will open their first flagship store at Shanghai\u2019s Jing\u2019an Kerry Centre, with a pop-up at the same mall launching from late January as an early warm-up. The opening makes the brand\u2019s first official presence on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[66,62],"class_list":["post-49227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-industries-fashion-retail","tag-news-marketing-branding","has-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMalbon Golf is bringing its golf-streetwear playbook to China\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Malbon Golf are coming to China. 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