Carrefour opens China's first suburban branch
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-30 15:27
World second largest retailer giant Carrefour opened in Beijing on Saturday
its first suburban branch in China.
The newly-opened branch, located in
the Tongzhou District, is also Carrefour's 1000th branch in the world.
Invested with 42 million yuan (about 5.3 million U.S. dollars), the
suburban branch covers more than 8,000 square meters, selling over 30,000 kinds
of commodities.
The branch will provide more than 400 parking positions
and open six regular bus routines for the convenience of about 20,000 everyday
customers, said the branch head Qin Hong.
Qin said over 95 percent of
the workers in the new branch are from Tongzhou District, who will receive
systematic training and serve the locals.
Carrefour entered China in
1995 and currently it has 84 branches in the country.
Senior managers
said they plan to establish more Carrefour branches in China's medium and
small-sized cities and continue to support the economic development in China's
western regions. (For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates)
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