Century Hualian and Century Lianhua are totally unrelated, Century Lianhua is a hypermarket under Bailian Group, which is the largest conglomerate in the domestic commerce and trade circulation area; Century Hualian is probably just a local mini-mart.
Expanded Information:
Lianhua Supermarket Lianhua Supermarket Co., Ltd. started its business in Shanghai in 1991, and in the past 19 years, it has developed into a retail supermarket chain company with the most complete range of retail formats in the country through direct operation, franchising and mergers and acquisitions.
As at December 31, 2009, Lianhua Supermarket and its subsidiaries had reached a total of 4,930 stores (excluding stores operated by the Company's associates) in 22 provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government across the country, and continued to maintain its leading position in the fast-moving consumer goods retailing industry in the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "PRC"). Lianhua Supermarket was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on June 27, 2003 in the form of H-shares, and was the first PRC retail supermarket chain company listed on the Stock Exchange.
Opening first commercial complex
Century Lianhua takes over from Lotus Bupee to open its first commercial complex in Hangzhou. The pending closure of Hangzhou's Lotus (formerly Lotus) has finally come to a head. "Stealth" for more than half a year the receiver surfaced, it is the previous newspaper predicted the Hangzhou Lianhua Huashang Group. In addition to taking over the Lotus original first floor property, Hangzhou Lianhua Huashang Group also took the original Peace Home Plaza property, after the merger of the entire building *** four floors, the use of an area of up to 40,000 square meters.
Lost in Shijiazhuang
Century Lianhua, the earliest foreign supermarkets into Shijiazhuang, China's supermarket chains ranked first in the ranking of the "Supermarket Boss", in the cultivation of 10 years, and ultimately still did not get rid of the "foreign business enterprises lost in Shijiazhuang! "The strange circle. With Century Lianhua last store Shigang Street store curtains, "the new master" is about to debut. August 1, Beiguo supermarket officially took over, began to enter the redecoration.
Foreign supermarkets in Shijiazhuang, but a series of disappointment, this is not a case, is not a poor suit can explain it? And the north of the supermarket's soaring has become a "north of the phenomenon". Two extremes, has become Shijiazhuang business two "strange phenomenon".
Reference:
Baidu Encyclopedia - Century Lianhua