Kappa OMINI 40th Anniversary Party Achieved Great Success
HONG KONG, July 24 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The leading international sportswear brand enterprise in the PRC, China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. ("China Dongxiang" or "the Company"; stock code: 3818) held a grand celebration party on 17 July to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Kappa OMINI (the back-to-back logo of Kappa brand) since it was created.
The party took place in the Beijing Ming Great Wall Heritage Park. A number of distinguished guests attended the party including Mr. Marco Boglione, President and CEO of BasicNet Group, owner of the Italian Kappa brand as well as Mr. Riccardo Sessa, the Italian Ambassador in China. In addition, a group of well-known celebrities also showed up at the event, including Chinese rock star SHIN and famous star Berlin Chen. Both of them contributed unique designs of their own as limited edition of Kappa brand products to celebrate its 40th anniversary. They also performed a catwalk show during the party. Yu Quan, Jessey Meng and Laure Shang, well-known artist under Huayi Brothers Media Group, a leading entertainment and media firm in China; the Dream Boat Star (a soccer team formed by Chinese celebrities) as well as famous sports stars including former Olympic diving champion Gao Min and former Olympic gymnastics champion Ma Yanhong also attend the celebration event which resulted in great success.
Mr. Qin Dazhong, CEO of China Dongxiang, said "the 'back-to-back' OMINI logo was born 40 years ago when a photographer accidentally caught a scene in which a man and a woman sitting back-to-back against the light. It carries the intrinsic value of sharing and support, and also represents an active, youthful and passionate lifestyle. China Dongxiang introduced Kappa into the PRC market in early 2002. After years of business expansion, our distribution network now covers all major cities in the PRC with number of stores reached 3,315. We have also opened up a brand new 4th generation concept store in Shenyang on July 19."
"We achieved substantial growth of 21% year-on-year in 09Q4 sales fair conducted in May, with average selling price increased by 1-2%. Looking forward, we will continue to pursuit entertainment marketing strategy in order to enhance the awareness of Kappa brand. We will further expand into second and third tier cities with an aim to increase our penetration and achieve stable growth in sales and profitability." Mr. Qin concluded.
Photos of the event are available at the below China Dongxiang's corporate website:
http://www.dxsport.com/eng/media/press/p090723.htm
Photo 1: Mr. Riccardo Sessa, Italian Ambassador of China; Mr. Chen Yihong, Chairman of China Dongxiang; Mr. Marco Boglione, President and CEO of BasicNet Group (From right to left)
Photo 2: China rock star SHIN attended the Kappa OMINI 40th anniversary party in his self-designed Kappa tee.
Photo 3: Famous star Berlin Chen also designed accessories to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Kappa OMINI.
About China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd.
China Dongxiang (Group) Co., Ltd. is a leading international sportswear brand enterprise based in China and was successfully listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 10 Oct, 2007. The Group is primarily engaged in the design, development, marketing and wholesale of branded sportswear in China. Currently, China Dongxiang owns all rights to the internationally recognized Kappa Brand in China, Macau and Japan. Its products convey an active, fashionable and youthful image and are warmly welcomed by China's fast growing and high potential consumers. The Group finished its acquisition of a Japan sportswear enterprise Phenix on 30 April 2008. The international brand "Phenix" has the greatest market share in the skiing and outdoor sportswear market in Japan.
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