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Retail Formats

Will 'Warehouse' Become the Antidote for Traditional Supermarkets?

Warehouse membership stores are booming in China, with major players like Costco, Sam's Club, and Metro expanding, while local giants like Hema and Yonghui enter the fray. The key to success lies in supply chain strength, curated SKUs, and private labels, but challenges remain in converting traditional supermarket shoppers.

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E-commerce & Instant Retail

Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, Meituan and Other Giants Battle, New Retail Sparks Mid-Game Campaign

As Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, Meituan and other giants enter the fray, new retail has moved into the mid-game after a period of cost-no-object exploration, with the core of competition becoming who can truly achieve profitability. At this point, a 'mid-game review' is needed: what detours were taken in the past, and where is the future direction? 2020 may become a major node in the transformation of China's retail industry. Since Jack Ma introduced the concept of 'new retail' at the 2016 Yunqi Conference, Tencent, JD.com, Meituan and other giants have followed suit. With capital backing, the traditionally 'hard and low-margin' traditional retail industry...

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Retail Formats

7-Eleven China Chairman: Hema, Suning, Lawson Haven't Learned Our Core Competitiveness

The chairman of 7-Eleven China, Shinji Uchida, discusses the company's core competitiveness, which lies in its franchise model and product development capabilities, and criticizes Chinese retail giants like Alibaba and Tencent for not understanding the convenience store industry. He emphasizes the importance of high daily sales per store over rapid expansion, and notes that while many Chinese brands imitate 7-Eleven, they only learn the surface.

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Capital, Earnings & M&A

73-Year-Old Zong Qinghou Plans to Work Another 20 Years

At 73, Zong Qinghou has recognized the need to cultivate successors and middle management, yet he still adheres to a schedule of starting work at 7 a.m. and ending at 11 p.m. He says he will work another 20 years to build Wahaha into a century-old company.

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Dealer Operations

The Moderate Hawk Zong Qinghou

Zong Qinghou remains a distinctive and unique flag in China's physical manufacturing sector. In an era of dramatic changes in consumption and channels, can Zong Qinghou carry out a moderate transformation within Wahaha? A person's past determines their future.

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