Anta - growing margins

• Published 01 Jul 2010

The selling price of the company's sports shoes has been rising despite its popularity in lower-tier cities and rural China.

Anta Sports Products (2020:HKG) continues to lead in second and third tier markets, it said, and will focus on expanding its presence in high-growth cities. It hopes to increase the number of its outlets by 9% this year to 7,200, though this is down from growth in stores in 2009 of 16.3%.

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