Li & Fung to Open 300 Stores in China

Under the terms of the partnership, Li & Fung will design, source and produce private labels and licensed brands tailored to the requirements of Bailian Group and Wangfujing Department Store.

The key business of the joint venture includes facilitating the development and management of private labels and licensed brands. In the first three-year plan, the joint venture will focus on the development of product categories including menswear, womenswear, children’s wear and home products. It will develop one to three private labels and up to six licensed brands over a three-year period, and may involve the opening of up to 300 stores or store-in-stores and realize up to $161 million in sales.

“We are excited to join forces with two of China’s