RYU Apparel Updates Flagship Store Progress

September 2015 Opening Remains on Target

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 18, 2015 / RYU Apparel Inc. (TSX VENTURE: RYU), a global, athletic tech-style apparel brand engineered for the fitness, training and performance of the multi-discipline athlete, is pleased to announce it has made significant progress on the construction and planning for its flagship store to be located in one of Vancouver’s premier shopping districts.

The RYU Apparel flagship store will be located at 1745 West 4th Avenue, between Burrard and Pine Streets, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The expected 5,000 square foot flagship store will encompass two levels and remains on target to open its doors to the public in September 2015.

Marcello Leone, RYU’s CEO, President and Chairman, stated, “This is a very exciting time for RYU, as everything is coming together; from new product design and development to opening our new flagship retail store. Our existing hero products and upcoming new lines are unique and of the highest quality. We believe the consumer market will embrace our product offerings and drive revenue growth in the second half of 2015 and 2016. We plan to open a total of three new stores by the end of 2016.”

Flagship Store construction progress as of June 15, 2015:

Location

Exterior

Interior

For regular updates on RYU Apparel visit: http://ryu.com.

About RYU

RYU Apparel Inc. is a global, athletic tech-style apparel brand engineered for the fitness, training and performance of the multi-discipline athlete. Designed without compromise, RYU exists to facilitate human performance. For more information, visit www.ryu.com.

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Statements regarding the targeted opening of the store, the expected square footage, and the plan to open three new stores by the end of 2016 are “forward- looking statements,” which are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of RYU to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, that RYU’s business plan is dependent on additional financing, which it may be unable to obtain on terms acceptable to RYU, changes in general economic or market conditions that could impact consumer demand for RYU’s products, and RYU’s ability to execute on its business plan. The material assumptions supporting these forward-looking statements include, among other things: RYU’s ability to obtain any necessary financing on acceptable terms; timing and amount of capital expenditures; the enforcement of its intellectual property rights; continuation of current tax and regulatory regimes; current exchange rate and interest rates; and general economic and financial market conditions. Except as required by law, RYU undertakes no responsibility to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this news release.

SOURCE: RYU Apparel Inc.

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