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Carrefour China: Don’t panic, buy organic
Carrefour's greens sections | Source: QD News The nature and frequency of food scandals in China is appalling. Honorable mentions include melamine-tainted baby formula, toxic bean-sprouts, and...
View ArticleCarrefour to open East China’s largest hypermarket
Carrefour is opening the biggest store in east China, in Nanjing. The new project is 40,000 square meters large and includes a dining area with restaurants and stores such as KFC, Daniang Dumpling,...
View ArticleCarrefour fined for deceptive pricing
Six Carrefour stores in Wuhan were fined RMB 450,000 by the government pricing department on June 17. The stores were found deceiving customers over the price of goods by charging more than the price...
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Brand Shopping: Mergers and acquisitions in China’s retail market
Catalog detail. LVMH's Ochirly. China is the world’s second largest retail market and everyone wants a piece of the pie. But building a retail operation from scratch takes time and requires scarce...
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Fashion victims: Foreign brands vs. Chinese politics
Uniqlo. Get off my island. Beijing weather has been uncharacteristically mild in recent weeks, but China is still experiencing a very hot summer. Just look at the front page of this morning’s...
View ArticleWal-Mart set to slow China expansion plans
Wal-Mart recently declared that company expansion in China has been too aggressive and will slow. According to Wal-Mart’s CFO, Wal-Mart is opening 30% fewer stores globally this year compared to with...
View ArticleTesco jumps (back) into e-Commerce
Reports indicate that Tesco is planning to launch an online platform selling food products in the Shanghai market. The company also plans to use its own logistics system when it comes to processing...
View ArticleCarrefour opens county-level store
Carrefour has opened its first “county-level” store in Anhui province. This marks the first foreign supermarket serving a provincial-wide market. Carrefour sees the store as a way into smaller...
View ArticleGolden Week begins
The Chinese New Year holiday is also a “golden week” for retailers, a time of peak shopping activity as China’s consumers take a break from work to hit the aisles. So far, so good: according to numbers...
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Nowhere fast: KFC’s China future
China Hearts KFC? Is it time to downgrade the “credit rating” of foreign food sellers in China? Ongoing safety scandals involving KFC and other upmarket brands have garnered unwanted attention for...
View ArticleCarrefour opens first store in Inner Mongolia
Carrefour recently opened its first store in Inner Mongolia, which doubles as capital Hohhot’s first foreign retailer. In addition to local products, Hohhot Carrefour will also offer over 1,000 types...
View ArticleTesco unfazed, growing
2013 has proven a tougher landscape for foreign supermarkets, especially given increased e-commerce competition. Tesco, however, remains bullish: the British hypermart is keeping in expansionary form,...
View ArticleHypermarkets face doubt
Two hypermarket chains, one foreign and one local, face concerns about health practices. Carrefour, with rumors swirling about an impending sale of its mainland China and Taiwan business, also earned...
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