Wumart Stores

CHINA/THAI: Wumart, C.P. Lotus store deal falls through

Chinese retailer Wumart Stores said today (16 December) its plan to buy a batch of outlets in the country from…

CHINA: Wumart buys stores from Thai-backed retailer C.P. Lotus

Chinese grocer Wumart Stores has snapped up stores from C.P. Lotus, a local retailer owned by Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand…

CHINA: Wumart H1 profits climb

Chinese retailer Wumart Stores has booked an increase in first-half profits. In the six months to the end of June,…

CHINA: Wumart grows profits by 20%

Chinese retailer Wumart Stores has reported a 20% increase in first-half profits on the back of improved sales and the…

The just-food management briefing – the globalisation of food retail – China, India and the US

In part two of just-food's management briefing on the globalisation of food retail, Glynn Davis looks at three markets where…

CHINA: Tesco reveals GBP500m warchest for China

Tesco is looking to divert the bulk of its capital investment over the next 12 months to China, the UK…

CHINA: Tesco signs lease on Dongying store

Tesco has signalled plans for further expansion in China's Shandong province with a lease agreement on a store in the…

Chinese retail ripe for consolidation

Slowing economic growth and rising unemployment in China may have had slowed growth from the country's retail sector but, as Dominique Patton reports…

CHINA: Wumart denies Times talk

Chinese retailer Wumart Stores has denied reports that the company is in the final stages of talks to acquire smaller…

CHINA: Retailer Times invites bid proposals

The future of Chinese supermarkent chain Times Ltd is up in the air after the retailer admitted it had started a review…