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Why the Internet Can't Kill Convenience Stores?
The article argues that convenience stores thrive because they serve young, mobile-native consumers who value convenience and fresh food, and that the internet cannot replace the in-store experience. It proposes strategies like membership programs, virtual stores, and empowering employees to achieve monthly sales of 2 million yuan per store.
卫哲These Local Heritage Sodas Are the Pride of Every City
Every city has its own signature soda, whose fizz opens childhood memories and the joy of youthful burps. Once overshadowed by Coca-Cola and Pepsi, these local brands like Beijing's Beibingyang and Tianjin's Shanhaiguan are now making comebacks, representing the history and resilience of local enterprises.
毛毛Why Can't the Internet Kill Convenience Stores?
Winning the youth wins the world. Convenience stores are favored by capital because they attract the youngest demographic, particularly the post-90s and post-95s, who are mobile internet natives. The internet has failed to kill convenience stores because they excel in speed and quality, not in variety or price, and the last 500 meters must be walked by consumers, not delivered by businesses. To increase profitability, convenience stores must focus on converting foot traffic into loyal members, achieving 1,000-2,000 electronic members per store, and targeting monthly sales of 2 million yuan per store by leveraging hot food, membership systems, virtual stores, and supply chain efficiency.
卫哲A Look at Listed Supermarket Companies: RT-Mart, Yonghui, Lianhua - Who's Swimming Naked?
In 2018, the performance of listed supermarket companies diverged significantly, with the strong getting stronger. This analysis from the Lianshang Network Big Data Research Center examines 15 listed supermarket companies across five dimensions and 13 indicators to reveal industry trends.
山竹一人Who Killed the Hypermarket?
The hypermarket, once a leading retail format in China, is being abandoned by the era as store closures continue, with Walmart and other major chains shutting down or handing over stores due to declining sales and rising costs.
AI财经社作者China Resources Vanguard Completely Exits Shandong!
On May 20, all equity of Shandong China Resources Vanguard Life Supermarket Co., Ltd. was listed for transfer on the Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange, marking the complete exit of China Resources Vanguard from the Shandong market. This follows the formal takeover of seven stores in Shandong by Jiajiayue in March.
New DistributionIs Wahaha Creating the Next Nutrition Express in Social E-commerce?
Wahaha has launched a new meal replacement yogurt called 'Youjian' in social e-commerce, aiming to replicate the success of its billion-yuan product Nutrition Express. The meal replacement food market is booming, with new brands and dairy giants entering, but distributors have mixed views on its potential.
澄韵The Sprinting Suning Xiaodian: Myth or Joke?
Suning Xiaodian, which claims to have opened over 5,000 stores in just one year, is either a new species successfully incubated by new retail or a joke wrapped in the guise of mobile internet. This article examines the business logic behind its aggressive expansion and questions whether its strategy can overcome market realities.
文石 / 澄韵Fresh E-commerce in Dire Straits! Whose Fault is Hema's 'Death'?
Due to rapid store expansion, management and human resources have failed to keep pace with the pace of store openings, and the Hema team received the 'Rotten Strawberry Award' at Alibaba's Organizational Department conference last year, which also indicated Alibaba CEO Zhang Yong's dissatisfaction with Hema at this stage. As a sample of new retail, Hema has encountered bottlenecks, reflecting the difficulties of the entire industry. Recently, fresh e-commerce companies have been closing down in droves. The store at Kunshan Wuyue Plaza in Suzhou will close on May 31, and Hema officially confirmed the news. It is reported that this is the first store closure in the three years since Hema Fresh opened. On April 16 this year, Meituan's new retail format Xiaoxiang Fresh announced the closure of stores in Wuxi and Changzhou. Earlier, SF Preferred, a new retail brand under SF Express, also closed stores in Wuhan, Qingdao, Chengdu, and Shanghai. In addition, JD 7FRESH's expansion pace has repeatedly slowed...
New DistributionIs a Convenience Store with Monthly Sales of 2 Million Yuan Considered New Retail?
At the 2019 China Convenience Store Conference, Wei Zhe, founder and chairman of Harvest Capital, proposed a bold vision: can Chinese convenience stores achieve monthly sales of 2 million yuan per store? This is currently the annual sales level for many stores, but Wei believes it is possible through a focus on young consumers, localized innovation, and customer-centric operations.
房煜Huang Mingduan Officially Appointed CEO of Gaoxin Retail, Leading RT-Mart, Auchan, and Some Hema Stores
Gaoxin Retail announced that Huang Mingduan has been appointed CEO, effective May 17, 2019. The company reported a 1.0% decline in total sales revenue to 101.315 billion yuan for 2018, and outlined plans for integrating RT-Mart and Auchan, digitalizing stores, and expanding multi-format operations.
New DistributionConvenience Stores Surge: Top 100 Generate 226.4 Billion Yuan in Revenue, Operating 122,000 Stores...
On May 14, the 2019 China Convenience Store Development Report was released, showing that the convenience store sector reached a scale of 200 billion yuan, with over 120,000 stores and average daily sales per store of 5,300 yuan. In this sector, WeChat beats Alipay; the industry growth rate is as high as 19%, and capital has long coveted it. The report, jointly released by the China Chain Store & Franchise Association and KPMG Consulting, indicates that in 2018, China's convenience stores achieved sales of 226.4 billion yuan (based on the 2018 China Convenience Store Top 100 data), with an industry growth rate of 19%.
New DistributionConvenience Store Alley Fight in Changsha
Unlike the top-down approach of Japanese convenience stores, regional convenience stores are essentially bottom-up. How does Xinjiayi, a convenience store chain deeply rooted in Changsha, remain standing?
房煜Winning Over Group Leaders Is Not the Way Forward for Community Group Buying!
Community group buying is essentially a wholesale-plus-retail model, where each group leader acts as a 'small shop owner.' Can group leaders be retained through persuasion? All community group buying platforms try hard to win over group leaders because user assets are in their hands. However, as buyers for community residents, group leaders focus more on providing quality products to their customers. This leads to two issues: if a group leader operates well, they negotiate with the platform; and as competitors enter and poach, loyalty drops. The real competition lies in product, service, and supply chain efficiency.
赵波Authoritative Release | 2018 China Chain Top 100 Released
The China Chain Store & Franchise Association's '2018 Industry Basic Situation and Chain Top 100 Survey' concluded, and the '2018 China Chain Top 100' list was released on May 9, 2019. In 2018, the top 100 chains achieved sales of 2.4 trillion yuan, up 7.7% year-on-year, accounting for 6.3% of total retail sales of consumer goods, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous year. The total number of stores reached 138,000, up 16.0% year-on-year. Excluding convenience store factors (including Suning Xiaodian), the growth rate was 9.1%.
CCFANo Price War! Uni-President Makes More Money in Mainland China
Uni-President Enterprises reported record first-quarter results, with revenue of NT$107.791 billion (approximately RMB 23.768 billion) and net profit after tax of NT$5.276 billion (approximately RMB 1.163 billion), up 99.85% quarter-on-quarter. Its mainland China business, Uni-President China Holdings, saw net profit surge 48% to RMB 380 million, driven by value marketing and healthy channel inventory management.
New DistributionConvenience Store Expansion Wave: Hot, But the Water Runs Deeper
Convenience stores are expanding rapidly in China, with major players like FamilyMart, Lawson, Alibaba, and JD.com all racing to open thousands of stores. However, this boom may be more hype than substance, as profitability remains elusive for many, and the industry faces challenges such as high costs and a lack of true innovation.
任慧媛956 Stores Closed in Total! Yonghui, RT-Mart, Lianhua and Others Plan for 2019
In 2018, the retail industry maintained steady and rapid growth, with retail sales of entities above designated size, including supermarkets, specialty stores, and professional stores, increasing by 4.6% year-on-year. Among them, retail sales of supermarkets, convenience stores, and specialty stores above designated size grew by 6.8%, 11.5%, and 6.2% respectively, all higher than the average growth of physical retail. At the same time, online retail continued to grow rapidly on the basis of the previous year's high growth. In 2018, national online retail sales increased by 23.9% year-on-year, with physical goods online retail sales increasing by 25.4%.
New DistributionThe Renaissance of Instant Noodles?
After years of decline, instant noodles, once labeled as a symbol of 'consumption downgrade,' have regained growth momentum in China. The article explores how the industry recovered through product innovation and premiumization, and whether this trend is sustainable.
马霖Are the Store Closures of Hema and Similar New Retail Players Proof That New Retail Is Failing?
From 'running at full speed' to 'running to survive,' Hema Fresh, the model of new retail, is accelerating its pivot. On April 30, Hema Fresh announced it would officially close its Kunshan Xincheng Wuyue Plaza store on May 31, marking the first closure since its rapid nationwide expansion began in 2016. In response, Hema stated, 'In retail, nothing is 100% certain, especially as store scale grows; the good must get better, and the poor must be adjusted in a timely manner to maintain a healthy body.' Clearly, the first closed store in Kunshan is one of those 'poor stores needing timely adjustment.'
新经销刘少德Lai Yifen: A Mom-and-Pop Shop Trapped in the Free Shipping Zone
Three Squirrels, Bestore, and Baicaowei have risen from behind to secure their positions in the online traffic war, forming the 'BAT' of the snack industry, while Lai Yifen, the earliest entrant, has been left out. The main board's 'first snack stock' Lai Yifen (603777) is having an increasingly tough time.
有趣有料的Hou Yi's Personal Account: Reflections on Hema
Hema's new retail has been running for over three years, and today I share some insights. In the past year, many online articles claimed that Hou Yi led everyone into a pit, so my topic today is 'The Battle to Fill the Pit in 2019'. Last year, many startups tried new retail and then withdrew. Even a top physical retailer's Hema-like concept has fully exited Shanghai. Many internet and startup companies have tried various 'Hema-like' models, and basically all have left the market. Including...
侯毅The Next Decade of Retail: Earning Money by Lying on 'Data'
In 2016, Jack Ma's concept of 'New Retail' sparked a frenzy among internet platforms, manufacturers, and retailers, with unmanned retail and O2O becoming hot trends. Traditional retail experienced turbulence, and some companies like Meters/bonwe failed in their e-commerce transformation. The key to the future lies in understanding the essence of retail and leveraging data to transform traditional retail.
进击波编辑组Is New Retail Failing, or Is Your New Retail Failing?
As the typhoon passes, pigs that fell and broke their backs are everywhere. Since 2019, the biggest business story has been the failure of various 'New Retail' concepts. Alibaba's Hema is adjusting and filling pits; Sanjiang is divesting Hema, and Hema Xiaoma has fully ceased operations. 7FRESH, which claimed to open 1,000 stores in 3-5 years, has recently had its president reassigned and halted expansion. Meituan's Xiaoxiang Fresh is closing stores, and Yonghui's Super Species losses continue to widen. If even these 'new species' with internet giants as backers are struggling, the 'monsters' without support are left to face the market's 'golden cudgel'.
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