Suning found, chairman and Inter owner Zhang Jindong has defended his company amid rumours regarding some of the strategic choices that the company have made includng the pledging or shares and redemption of bonds.
“As long as Suning does not do things that endanger the interests of the country and society, as long as we serve users well, we can resist any attack from the public,” Jindong explained following a meeting with some of the Suning group’s key figures, as quoted by Italian news outlet FCInterNews.it.
“Only the user’s reputation is our final assessment. We stay focused, we are not bothered by external speculation and we respond with action.”
In the interview, Jindong went on to stress that the e-commerce giants will not skimp on any investments.
“Suning have been exploring the development of smart retail for 10 years and will continue to move decisively along this path in the future.
“As long as we focus on retail development and users, we will not skimp on investments, regardless of their type.”
Suning became Inter’s majority shareholders in the Summer of 2016 when they purchased the Nerazzurri club from Indonesian tycoon Erick Thohir.
In their four and a half years in charge in Milan, Suning have completely transformed Inter into a club capable of competing at the top of Serie A once again following a steep decline following the historic treble win 10 years ago.
Suning have invested considerable amounts of money into the club and have splashed the cash on the transfer market with Inter having made several expensive purchases, including a club record transfer deal to sign Romelu Lukaku in 2019.
