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Top-ranking retailers
|
Company name |
Number of outlets |
Net sales 2007 in EUR (mln) |
|
|
2,412 |
3,805 |
|
Lianhua |
3,722 |
3,609 |
|
Auchan |
105 |
1,968 |
|
Carrefour |
387 |
1,807 |
|
Wal-Mart |
202 |
1,562 |
|
Shanghai Nonggongshang |
3,207 |
1,548 |
|
A. Best |
100 |
1,122 |
|
|
71 |
1,062 |
|
Hualian Supermarket |
1,378 |
976 |
|
Wu-Mart |
622 |
969 |
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Additional reports on China:
Bakery and Cereals in China to 2010
Dairy food in China to 2010
Chilled Food in China to 2010
Household products in China to 2010
Meat, Fish and Poultry in China to 2010
Cat Care in China to 2011
Pet Health Care in China to 2011
Alcoholic Drinks in China
Beer in China
Hot Drinks in China to 2011
Beer, Cider and FABs in China to 2011
Articles related to China
- 06-10-2008 Marks & Spencer opens in Shanghai
- 19-09-2008 Wumart takes over Zhejiang Gongxiao Supermarket
- 28-08-2008 Diageo enjoys rise in drink sales
- 06-08-2008 Danone appeal rejected in China
- 19-06-2008 Beer: simple, yet sophisticated, marketing
- 16-06-2008 Lotte to open 300 stores in China
- 12-05-2008 ConAgra to cut more jobs
- 07-05-2008 Carrefour China targeted by anti-French...
- 29-04-2008 Ito-Yokado to open new stores in Beijing
- 23-04-2008 Marks & Spencer go to Shanghai
- 15-03-2008 Wahaha talks with Danone's reach impasse
- 04-03-2008 Hormel meets $B challenge early and sets new...
- 27-02-2008 ConAgra to cut jobs in Europe and Asia
- 13-02-2008 Lean and mean
- 07-02-2008 Retail in the wild east
- 03-02-2008 The cold chain heats up
- 03-02-2008 Danone: Time for health check
- 27-01-2008 Carlsberg and Heineken plan to take S&N
- 21-01-2008 Danone trying to acquire Keventer's milk project
- 16-01-2008 Spar to open hypermarket in India
Country Profile
Retail in the wild east
After an initial focus on the largest cities along China’s coast, both local and foreign retailers are geared at rapidly setting up shop in the manifold of other large cities in China. Expanding operations is a delicate process, as there are many pitfalls in this very promising emerging market. Very different consumer preferences, lacking logistic infrastructure, food safety issues, counterfeit and corruption are some of the problems to deal with. Despite this, China’s huge potential is something the large multinational retailers cannot ignore.
Elsevier Food International, Vol. 10, Number 4, November 2007
Pascal Kuipers
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