Stella International sees the demand for sports fashion styles continuing to grow in China, helping the Chinese manufacturer of athletic and fashion footwear to record higher orders in the last quarter of this year and in 2016. In the third quarter ended Sept. 30, the group's revenues increased by 6 percent to $557.0 million. Deliveries increased at a slightly faster pace to 16.8 million pairs in the quarter, but average selling prices were off by 0.6 percent to $33.20 per pair due to falling raw material prices. The group's small retail business in China suffered a drop of 22 percent to $15.4 million in the quarter, and the company attributed it to the slowing economic growth of the country.

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