The world is known as banton, italy, which sells 37 places and territories in europe and the united states, and has more than 1,000 chains worldwide; the asian operations centre was established in hong kong in 2004 to fully expand mainland china. Branches have been established in the three major cities of shanghai, shenzhen and hangzhou, china; brand visibility, reputation and market occupancy have increased rapidly; rated as "ten satisfactory brands of chinese consumers" in 2006; won "fashion-change-led brand" in 2007; designated by the national people's congress in beijing in 2008; and won "lead" in 2009