First-quarter growth has been reported by sportswear company China Dongxiang Group, which owns all rights to the Kappa brand in China, Macau and Japan.

Same-store sales, excluding the Kappa Kids and Japan businesses, achieved “mid-to-high” single-digit growth year on year, while the retail performance saw high single-digit growth.

“The retail performance of Kappa stores for the overall offline platform is recovering,” says executive director/CEO/president Zhang Zhiyong.

The group designs, develops, markets and wholesales branded sportswear in China.