Article: Bata steps up expansion, upgrade

Ooi Tee Ching
New Straits Times
11-25-2006
Bata steps up expansion, upgrade
Byline: Ooi Tee Ching
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Business Times
Type: Company

FOOTWEAR manufacturer Bata (M) Sdn Bhd plans to open 30 new outlets and upgrade about 20 existing stores next year.

"We are still growing. We will be expanding by another 30 stores and giving a face-lift to several of the existing ones," newly- appointed Bata Malaysia managing director Eugenio Olabe told Business Times in an interview.
Olabe, who took over the helm of Bata Malaysia from Marcello Pace about two months ago, said the expansion is expected to consume about 5 per cent of the company's revenue.

The exercise will be mainly ...

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