Alibaba has made another deal aimed at China’s traditional shopping sector, with the e-commerce giant announcing an investment in China’s largest retailer of furniture and home products, as the tech giant, continues to look for ways to leverage its online… Read More>>
Jardine-Backed Yonghui Buys Controlling Stake in Wuhan Retailer for RMB 559M
Jardine Matheson-backed Yonghui Superstores is to become the controlling shareholder in central China regional supermarket chain Zhongbai Holdings Group in a deal valued at RMB 559 million ($83.2 million), according to a Shanghai Stock Exchange filing.
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Tencent Forms RMB 1.2B Greater China Grocery JV with ParknShop and Yonghui
Chinese internet giant Tencent is forming a RMB 1.2 billion (US$170 million) grocery joint venture with Shanghai-listed supermarket operator Yonghui Superstores and Hong Kong’s ParknShop, according to a joint statement by the three companies.
The move will further boost Tecent’s… Read More>>
Ant Financial Backs Staffless Store Chain Xingbianli and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
At the top of today’s roundup, automated retail is all the rage in China, with a startup that operates checkout-free convenience stores and snack shelves bagging a new investment round led by Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial. Co-working is also in… Read More>>
Wanda Launches Nanjing Theme Park and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, Dalian Wanda Group may have stepped back from its ambition to crush Disney in China’s theme park market, but that hasn’t stopped the developer from launching a 34,000 square metre indoor amusement park designed by KCC Entertainment… Read More>>
Carrefour, Tencent Open First Le Marche Smart Supermarket in Shanghai
Carrefour has opened its first-ever smart supermarket in Shanghai in partnership with Tencent, four months after the parent company of China’s ubiquitous WeChat app bought a stake in the French retailer. The Le Marche store in China’s commercial capital is… Read More>>
Alibaba Inks Deal With Five of China’s Top 10 Developers to Expand Hema Supermarkets
Mainland ecommerce giant Alibaba revealed late last week that it has signed a cooperation agreement with five of China’s top 10 property developers to expand its Hema smart supermarket chain on the mainland.
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Alibaba Expands Offline Empire With RMB 5.5B Investment In Furniture Retailer
E-commerce giant Alibaba continues to assemble its offline retail empire by expanding into home furnishings. Just before China’s lunar new year holiday the tech behemoth invested approximately RMB 5.45 billion ($866 million) for a 15 percent stake in Easyhome (居然之家),… Read More>>