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Bape have 31 stores worldwide, 14 are based in the brand’s home country, Japan.
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There are 17 official dealers. The official UK dealer is END clothing, who operate online and have stores in Glasgow and Newcastle (END clothing, n.d.).
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There are 6 kids’ stores based in Asia, 3 stores in Japan and 3 in Hong Kong.
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There are 5 Bape ‘Pirate’ stores. Pirate stores offer customers a different instore experience with an alternative layout, product range and prints. Japan have 2 Pirate stores whilst China have 3. (Bape store list, n.d.)
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In addition to END clothing, UK customers are able buy Bape through the Selfridges website and concession stands instore.
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The London, Birmingham, and Manchester stores are all easily accessible, located in prime shopping areas in the heart of the city centres (Selfridges, n.d.).
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The Bape concessions are positioned next to Kenzo, Off-White, Bobbly Abley, and Stussy (Wong, 2017).
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A small portion of the Aape range can be found online at ASOS.com (ASOS, n.d.).
50: locations of Selfridges stores
51: Selfridges, London
52: Selfridges, Birmingham
53: Selfridges, Manchester