Retail giant Costco opens new store in south China-Xinhua
Retail giant Costco opens new store in south China
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-01-12 18:26:31
People shop at the new store of Costco in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
SHENZHEN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. retail giant Costco Wholesale on Friday opened a new store in the city of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, which is the sixth Costco store on the Chinese mainland.
The store, located in Longhua District, covers a total area of 44,500 square meters with nearly 15,000 square meters of shopping space.
It marks a crucial step in the retail giant's expansion into south China.
Hordes of consumers flooded into the store on Friday morning. Popular items like strawberries and cherries were eagerly snapped up and sold out very soon after hitting the shelves.
People queue to enter the new store of Costco in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)People shop at the new store of Costco in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)People shop at the new store of Costco in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)People queue up for cashiers at the new store of Costco in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)People shop at the new store of Costco in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)People queue to enter the new store of Costco in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
