China’s Anta Chases Southeast Asia Growth With 1,000-Store Plan

Anta Sports Products Ltd. will intensify expansion in Southeast Asia with plans to reach a 1,000 stores in three years selling its namesake brand after retail sales in the region nearly doubled for the first half of 2025.

The region is central to the largest Chinese sportswear maker’s global growth plan, according to a statement citing comments made by Will Wang, vice president of Anta Group at a conference in Singapore on Thursday. The brand had 224 stores outside China at the end of June, according to its interim report released on Aug. 27.