Ports Design Ltd, a China-focused upscale fashion retailer, plans to expand its retail network in the Chinese mainland at a much faster pace as the Chinese retail sector keeps growing.

The Hong Kong-listed company, which sells menswear and womenswear under the "Ports International" brand, plans to open 20 stores in the mainland in the coming year, said Alfred Chan, the chief executive.

"We plan to build a wider distribution network," Chan told Dow Jones Newswires in a recent interview. Chan said he envisages "uninhibited growth" for the company's retail business in the mainland.

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