Maltese franchise Urban Jungle has opened its 12th store in Italy at Rome’s Centro Commerciale Tiburtino, in the northeast of the capital.

The mall incorporates 120 shops with established fashion brands already in operation such as H&M, Alcott, Athlete’s World, Dutch, Intimissimi, Tezenis and Kiko.

Urban Jungle’s store is spread over 250 square metres and stocks the latest sportswear. Under its continued partnership with Nile, Urban Jungle Rome also features a Nike Sportswear Concept corner.

Other brands at the store include Converse, Adidas, Puma and Reebok alongside new additions to Urban Jungle’s portfolio for Italy Superga, Vans, Wesc, Addict, Obey, Bloc28 and Havaianas.

Urban Jungle’s other Italian stores are located in Naples, Caserta, Salerno, Catania and Agrigento. By the end of the year, Urban Jungle plan to open another two, one in southern Rome and one in Pescara. This will bring the company’s store line-up to 24 across Malta and Italy.

The franchise is owned by local company Hudson Holdings Ltd, which also operates the Urban Sports franchise with four stores in Malta and one in Palermo and another in Catania.