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Chinese firm delivers refund promise after France wins World Cup

China Daily, Beijing
Chinese kitchen and bathroom appliance m aker Vatti Corp is now in the spotlight, as France won the World Cup trophy in Russia. And it is time for the company to deliver ona bold promise.
Vatti, as a sponsor for the French national soccer team, said a month ago that if France wins the title at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, it would refund customers who made purchases of designated products between June 1 and July 3, based on invoice value. On Monday, the Guangdong-based company said it had started the promised refund process, after the marketing campaign helped it net total sales of about 1 billion yuan ($150 million) during the promotional period, a year-on-yearincreaseof over20 percent.
The sales of designated products, such as dishwashers and water heaters, which were listed in the refund initiative, hit around 79 million yuan, with online sales accountingfor29 million yuan and offline sales standing at5Q millionyuan.
Vatti said the company will afford the refund of sales through its own online store, and its distributors and retail partners will be responsible for refunding offline sales and third-party online sales.
Also, total costs of the refund only include manufacturing and promotional cost, which is less than the combined sales price of 79 million yuan, thus exerting little impact on the company's bottom line, the company added.
"We chose to launch such a campaign to support the French team because the temperament of the French team is very compatible with ourpassionate, smartand fashionable brand image," Vatti said in an interview with China Daily.
The shares of Vatti surged as much as 9 percent by midday on Monday before the rise narrowed to about 4 percental dosing, when share prices stood at 15.18 yuan.
Ma Bing, a 33-year-old bank employee in Beijing, bought a dishwasher in June after seeing Vatti's advertising post on an elevator. "Well, my wife has been asking for a dishwasher for a longtime. I am also abig fan of the French team. The dishwasher saved me from my wife's nagging when I stayed up at night for football matches. It was a good deal," Ma said, adding he has registered the refund information at a Vatti online store
Vatti is one of a number of Chinese companies that are cashing in on the World Cup. Their combined spending on advertisements for this year's tournament hit $835 million, $400 million more than the nextbiggest spender, the United States, and easily exceeding that of host country Russia, according to market-research company Zenith. Liu Buchen, an independent expert in the home appliances industry, said it is good for Chinese companies to experiment with creative marketing campaigns, but more effort is needed to ensure that enterprises do deliver their promises and consumers' rights are protected.