NBA: first store in Europe to open in Milan (Italy) during the 2018-19 season

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and EPI srl, an Italian online sports supply service company, will open "the first NBA Store in Europe during the 2018-19 season of NBA" in Italy, announced the North American league, on 10/09/2018. It will be located at Galleria Passarella, close to San Babila Square in Milan. EPI srl has a twelve-year agreement to operate the future store.

"The NBA Store will cater to Italian fans as well as those from all over Europe, it will offer a vast amount of souvenirs and official NBA products including exclusive products, clothing, jerseys, shoes, sporting goods, toys and collectibles," added the NBA.

"The opening of the NBA Store in Milan is scheduled for November 2018 (or February 2019). The NBA opened its new NBA Store in New York City in December 2015, at the intersection of 45^th Street and 5^th Avenue, and recently opened an NBA Store in Doha (Qatar) in 2018, a first in the Middle East," said the NBA which organises regular season games and has already opened NBA cafes in Europe (see details below).

"The opening of our first NBA Store in…