ParknShop facts for kids
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百佳
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| Industry | Retailing |
| Founded | 1973 |
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Hong Kong
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More than 250 stores |
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Hong Kong Macau Mainland China |
| Parent | CK Hutchison Holdings |
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ParknShop (also known as PARKnSHOP or Chinese: 百佳) is one of the biggest supermarket chains in Hong Kong. It's a lot like Wellcome, another large supermarket there. ParknShop has over 200 stores in Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China.
The very first ParknShop store opened in Stanley, Hong Kong in 1973. For about ten years, it was mostly a local store. Then, in the mid-1980s, it started to grow and open stores outside Hong Kong.
ParknShop is part of the AS Watson Group. This group is owned by CK Hutchison Holdings Limited.
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Where You Can Find ParknShop Stores
ParknShop in Hong Kong
ParknShop has more than 300 stores and 9,000 employees in Hong Kong. In 1996, ParknShop opened its first "superstore" in Hong Kong. This large store was located in Whampoa Garden Phase 12 and was about 4,200 square meters big.
In 2002, an even bigger store, called a "megastore," opened in Metro City Tseung Kwan O. It had a huge space of 6,700 square meters.
The AS Watson Group also runs other supermarkets that offer different kinds of products. These include stores like Great, Gourmet, and Taste. These stores often sell many imported goods, fresh fruits, and vegetables.
In 2006, a new brand called International by ParknShop was launched. Its first stores were in Happy Valley and United Centre in Admiralty. These stores focused on organic foods.
Another brand, Fusion by ParknShop, started in 2008 with its first store in Discovery Bay. Over time, both International by ParknShop and Fusion by ParknShop expanded to many other locations.
ParknShop in Mainland China
ParknShop was one of the first foreign stores to open in mainland China. This happened in 1984 in Shekou.
The first superstore in mainland China opened in 2000. A megastore followed in 2001 in the Tianhe area of Guangzhou. Today, there are about sixty ParknShop stores in northern and southern China. You can find them in cities like Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Zhuhou, and Huizhou.
ParknShop's Own Brands and Quality Checks
ParknShop sells products under its own brand names. These are called "private label," "fresh market," and "Best Buy" products. They also sell products from other well-known brands like Waitrose from the UK and Groupe Casino from France.
Like all big supermarkets, ParknShop has to make sure its products are safe and good quality. Sometimes, issues can happen. For example, in 2007, a court found that some fish were mislabeled. ParknShop worked to fix this.
In 2017, there were concerns about meat from Brazil and eggs from Europe. ParknShop quickly removed these products from its shelves to make sure customers were safe. This showed their commitment to checking food quality.
ParknShop also has a customer loyalty program called "MoneyBack." This program gives rewards to shoppers.
See also
- City'super
- Wellcome Supermarkets
