RT-Mart

RT-MART International Ltd. (Chinese: 大潤發流通事業股份有限公司), trading as RT-Mart (traditional Chinese: 大潤發; simplified Chinese: 大润发; pinyin: Dàrùnfā) is a hypermarket chain in Taiwan. Its headquarters are in Neihu District, Taipei.[1] The company opened its 23rd store in 2004.[2] RT-Mart and Auchan made a joint venture, Sun Art Retail Group Ltd.[3]

RT-Mart
Traditional Chinese大潤發流通事業股份有限公司
Simplified Chinese大润发流通事业股份有限公司
RT-Mart Neihu No. 2 Store, Neihu District, Taipei

In 2010, in terms of turnover, RT-Mart turned to be the first foreign-based hypermarket chain in mainland China compared to other hypermarkets like Walmart, Tesco, and Carrefour.

Sun Art Retail Group, a joint venture of Ruentex and Auchan, succeeded its IPO in Hong Kong Share Market in 2011. 19.4% of its capital is currently held by institutional investors and the public.

As of September 2012, Sun Art has 12% of the hypermarket share in Mainland China.[4]

On June 28 2013, as a milestone of Auchan's expansion in Asia, its 300th hypermarket under the name of RT-Mart was opened in Hechuan district of Chongqing, China. [5]

References
  1. "賣場資訊." RT-Mart. Retrieved on October 25, 2012. "台北市內湖區新湖一路128巷36號2樓"
  2. Lin, Jackie. "RT-Mart opens new city-center store today." Taipei Times. Thursday December 23, 2004. Page 10. Retrieved on October 25, 2012.
  3. "Tesco Stumbles With Wal-Mart as China Shoppers Buy Local." Bloomberg News. October 19, 2012. Retrieved on October 25, 2012.
  4. Kwok, Donny and Emily Kaiser. "In China, foreign hypermarkets' hype well past its shelf life." Reuters. Sunday September 30, 2012. Retrieved on October 25, 2012.
  5. Group Auchan "the 300th hypermarket opened in Asia." Auchan. July 1, 2013. Retrieved on January 26, 2016.
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