Walmart Beijing Store Fined 60,000 Yuan for Selling Expired Longjing Tea According to the Beijing Municipal Market Regulation Bureau website, on March 17, Beijing Walmart Co., Ltd. Changping Dongguan branch was fined 60,000 yuan by the Beijing Changping District Market Supervision Administration for selling food past its expiration date, and illegal income of 36.8 yuan was confiscated. (Jiemian News)
Xijiu Launches Largest Campus Recruitment in History Recently, Xijiu Group's 2023 campus recruitment fully commenced. This is the first time in ten years that Xijiu has restarted campus recruitment, and it is also the largest and highest-spec campus recruitment activity in Xijiu's history, recruiting 50 graduate students and 150 undergraduate students. Applicants can register at offline promotional sessions or online through Xijiu's official website. (Wei Jiu)
Meituan Maicai Achieves Break-even According to LatePost, Meituan's front-warehouse e-commerce business, Meituan Maicai, restarted its Suzhou expansion plan in February this year, which had been shelved early last year. Site selection has been completed locally, and the city will open soon. Currently, Meituan Maicai has over 500 front warehouses, with daily order volume stable at over 1.1 million orders, and achieved positive gross margins in several months last year. (LatePost)
Pinduoduo's Cross-border Platform Temu Plans to Launch in the UK on March 25 According to media reports, Pinduoduo's cross-border platform Temu plans to officially launch in the UK on March 25, marking another market entry after the US, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. (36Kr)
Hema to Expand Delivery Range Nationwide, Restart MINI Store Expansion According to LatePost, Hema is about to expand its delivery range nationwide, launching free 1-hour delivery within 3-5 kilometers, nearly tripling the previous delivery area. It is currently piloting in second-tier cities such as Zhengzhou and Changsha. In addition, Hema will restart the expansion of its community supermarket Hema MINI stores this year to fill areas not yet covered by Hema Fresh large stores. (LatePost)
Suntory Seicha Launches Sugar-free Green Tea Beverage Suntory Seicha has launched a sugar-free green tea beverage. The new product has 0 sugar, 0 fat, and 0 energy, and contains first-grade small-leaf green tea processed with a baking technique, with tea polyphenol content ≥500mg/kg. The product price is 75 yuan for 500ml*15 bottles. (Health Food and Beverage Research)
Sam's Club Plans to Open New Stores in Multiple Cities Recently, the WeChat public account "Walmart Recruitment" released a March recruitment announcement for new Sam's Club stores. Four stores, including Shanghai Zhenru, Fuzhou Cangshan, Shenzhen Qianhai, and Shanghai Jiading, will open this year, recruiting for positions such as deputy general manager, fresh chef/chef assistant, and market representative. (Retail Circle)
Pangdonglai Online Mall Launched According to Retail Circle, to provide better service to users, Pangdonglai has launched an online mall. Users can search for "Pangdonglai" in the mini-program to enter the shopping page, allowing customers to confidently choose products at home and enjoy a better life. (Retail Circle)