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Encyclopedia > Wellcome
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A Wellcome store in Robinson Road, Hong Kong.
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A Wellcome store in Robinson Road, Hong Kong.

Wellcome (Chinese: 惠康 in Hong Kong; 頂好 in Taiwan) is a supermarket chain owned by Jardines via its Dairy Farm subsidiary. The Wellcome chain is the second largest supermarket chain in South China, behind its rival PARKnSHOP. Its shops are perceived to be slightly lower market compared to its main rival Park n Shop, controlled by Li Ka-Shing. Wellcome also operates in Taiwan under the Wellcome name, and Dairy Farm has other supermarket interests in Asia Pacific under different brand names. logo of Wellcome Supermarket Store This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 673 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Wellcome ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 673 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Wellcome ... Robinson Road, is a historic Indian trail in eastern Kent County which became a principle route between the trading post of Louis Campau on the Grand River, (now Grand Rapids, Michigan), and the post of Rix Robinson on the Thornapple River, (now Ada, MI). ... Exterior appearance of typical American supermarket (a Safeway) A supermarket or grocery store is a store that sells a wide variety of food. ... Jardine Matheson, often called Jardines, is a multinational corporation that is legally based in Bermuda and which trades on the London and Singapore stock exchanges. ... Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is a retail company in Asia, with her base in Bermuda. ... North China (北方 Hanyu pinyin: Běifāng) and South China (南方 Hanyu pinyin: Nánfāng) are two approximate regions within China. ... PARKnSHOP (Chinese: ) is one of the two largest supermarket chains in Hong Kong. ... PARKnSHOP (Chinese: 百佳) is a supermarket chain that was established in 1973 in Hong Kong and now operates more than 250 outlets in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China. ... Li Ka Shing (李嘉誠 pinyin: Lǐ Jiāch ng, Jyutping: Lei5 Gaa1-sing4), is the wealthiest person in Hong Kong and East Asia. ... Map of the Pacific Rim and List of the Pacific Rim Nations The Pacific Rim is a political and economic term used to designate the countries on the edges of the Pacific Ocean, as well as the various island nations within the region. ...


It is worth noting that the correct spelling of the name of the supermarket should be "Wellcome" (double L), instead of "Welcome" (single L).

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History

Established in 1945, Dairy Farm acquired the Wellcome grocery chain in 1964. Wellcome changed its form to Supermarket in 1968. The current name was adopted in 1980s. 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol, medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Exterior appearance of typical American supermarket (a Safeway) A supermarket or grocery store is a store that sells a wide variety of food. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...


The first superstore opened in 2000 and Wellcome has 16 superstores, far less than its rival PARKnSHOP. This article is about the year 2000. ... PARKnSHOP (Chinese: ) is one of the two largest supermarket chains in Hong Kong. ...


Wellcome has an overall staff of 5,000 in 240 stores and serving ore than 14 million customers every month.


Superstore

Recently, Wellcome opened more superstores, attempting to replace the traditional market. It also sells fresh food such as pork, fish and vegetables. Product variety varies from shop to shop.


See also

List of rivals of Wellcome in Hong Kong:

c!tysuper (pronounced as city super) is a high-end supermarket and retail chain based in Hong Kong. ... Taste is a high-class Superstore owned by PARKnSHOP. It is located in Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. ... PARKnSHOP (Chinese: ) is one of the two largest supermarket chains in Hong Kong. ...

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