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2006 |
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E.blan launched California-based brand “Naughty Monkey” |
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E.blan signed Ms. Lu Yan, popular Chinese model and actress as its brand ambassador in Sep 2006 |
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671 points-of-sales strategically located in major PRC cities as at mid-2006, up by 56 from end of 2005. "C.Banner" 468, E.blan141, JUC62 |
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2005 |
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"C.Banner" recognized as National Famous Brand and ranked No. 2 in national market share |
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"C.Banner" was recognized as National Famous Brand |
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2004 |
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Acquired Jiangsu Unity Corporation Co. Ltd in June 2004 to commerce operation of branded international fashion apparels such as Boss, G2000 and Ermenegildo Zegna at retail outlets in affluent costal provinces |
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Appointment of award-winning singer and actress Ms. Qu Ying as C.Banner Brand Ambassador |
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As of December, sales and distribution network expanded to 487 outlets in major and developing PRC cities, of which 430 retail in-house brands, C.Banner 375 outlets and E.Blan (55 outlets) and the remaining 57 outlets are Jiangsu Unity Corporation franchise outlets. |
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2003 |
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Achieved listing on the SGX Main Board on 12 June 2003 |
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For a second consecutive year, ranked third most popular shoe brand in China by the CIIC |
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Sales and distribution network expanded further from 280 to 312 outlets |
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2002 |
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Adopted “C.banner 千百度” as the equivalent of “千百度” (“Qianbaidu”) brand name and marketed our merchandise as a premium brand for quality ladies' fashion footwear |
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Commenced trading business in Jordan’s Qualifying Industrial zones |
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Upgraded Dongguan manufacturing facilities, bringing the total manufacturing capacity to 70,000 pairs of shoes per month |
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Set up additional product design centre in Guangzhou, China |
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Ranked third in terms of market shares for ladies' leather shoes in China by the CIIIC |
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2001 |
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Set up new product design and development centre and manufacturing facilities in Dongguan, the shoe manufacturing hub of China |
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Upgraded manufacturing facilities in Nanjing which increased the production capacity from 26,000 to 70,000 pairs of shoes per month |
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Started contract manufacturing of shoes for international brands for the export market |
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Ranked fourth in terms of market share for ladies' leather shoes in China by the CIIIC |
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1999 |
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Positioning of “千百度” (“Qianbaidu”) as a quality product in the medium price range through branding and marketing activities |
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Ranked sixth in terms of market share for ladies' leather shoes in China by the CIIIC |
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1996 |
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Set up sales offices and started selling shoes in major cities and provinces of China |
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1995 |
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Established in Nanjing, China, by founders Messrs Chen Yixi, Li Wei and Miao Bingwen |
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Acquired production facilities in Nanjing, and began to manufacture and market ladies' footwear under the brand name “千百度” (“Qianbaidu”)
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