Western shops- Beijing?

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R-MacGuest29 March 2011 01:42:26

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Hi there,

Currently I am in Shanghai, however am moving to Beijing in May

Question is - What type of western shops are there? In Shanghai there is City Shop, Carrefour, M&S..... plus others. Are there similar stores there?

Thanks in advance!

Yud ViP

Member since 08 November 2010

YudViP29 March 2011 05:07:51

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Hello R-Mac,

I hope that other forumers will share some addresses with you concerning western stores

Regards

mattbankeruu Member

Member since 31 May 2010

mattbankeruuMember29 March 2011 13:08:18

Beijing has Carrefore and City Shop. Also Jenny Lou's and April Gormet are good for western food items. You should have no trouble.

Manlin ViP

Member since 02 December 2009

ManlinViP30 March 2011 06:42:05

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enter Tom Jones ....but more, much more than this,....in addition to the above:

BHG
Itoyakado (more Japanese than Western)
Lion Mart
Lohao (organic)
Lotus
Metro
Nicks Mart
Ole
Tesco
WalMart
World Health Store (nutritional supplements and vitamins)

However, in order to survive most of the international chains are targeted at the local consumer, are not the same as "at home" and are not particularly expat friendly.

The only ones that (I think) primarily target the foreign consumer are Jenny Lou / Jenny Wang (long story there about two sisters), April Gourmet, Lion Mart, Nicks Mart and the World Health Store.

smile_beijing Active member

Member since 24 August 2010

smile_beijingActive member17 April 2011 12:06:34

Jenny lou is great!

R-Mac Guest

R-MacGuest19 May 2011 04:37:51

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Thank you for your posts

I've found an April Gourmet so far, which is still pricey but much cheaper than Shanghai. I have a chinese supermarket nearby too, so I think food shopping will certainly not be an issue There's even a french bakery nearby as well.... I don't think it bodes well for my diet

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