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The wild success story of a provincial Chinese supermarket chain
Our weekly podcast on China. This week we look at how Pangdonglai, a grocer in Henan province, is rewriting the rules of retail
Amid China’s economic slowdown, a small supermarket chain in Henan province is thriving against the odds. Pangdonglai’s focus on exceptional service, transparency and quality products draws queues to its shops and is raising the bar for what consumers expect from their local supermarkets.
David Rennie, The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief and Don Weinland, our China business and finance editor, take you inside Pangdonglai and ask: what can the wild success of one local supermarket chain tell us about China today?
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