Article: Li Ning marketing intense before 2008 Beijing gamesBUSINESS ASIA by Bloomberg

Wing-Gar Cheng
International Herald Tribune
08-15-2007
Li Ning, a Chinese sportswear retailer endorsed by the American basketball player Shaquille O'Neal, will open more stores and increase marketing to tap demand in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics next year. A shoe-design center in the United States is among the targets of a second-half increase in investment as the company seeks to step up brand quality and research, Guo Jianxin, Li Ning's chief operation officer said Monday during an interview in Beijing. He gave no figures on how much would be invested.''Any Olympic year is also the best time for Chinese and international sportswear marketers to reach out to consumers,'' Guo said. ...

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