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Stores gear up for battle
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随着外资的进入，上海各家便利店计划提供多种新服务，以应对日趋激烈的市场竞争。
联华快客在上海和邻近城市已经开设了将近2000家门店，公司相关人员告诉记者：“我们已经和中国光大银行和交通银行讨论，下月开始在下属各门店提供借记卡的申请服务；顾客还可以得到银行最新的服务资讯。”
Chen
Liying
SHANGHAI'S convenience stores are busy introducing new services as a
way to sharpen their edge as the market, crowded with several local firms, will
become even more competitive when strong overseas brands like FamilyMart and
7-Eleven enter in the near future, industry sources said.
Shanghai Lianhua
Kuik Convenience Store Co Ltd, which owns nearly 2,000 stores in Shanghai and
nearby cities, said the company is in talks with local banks to launch new
financial services.
"We've talked with local branches of China Everbright
Bank and the Bank of Communications to offer debit card application forms in our
stores," said Ding Mengxing, a company official. "Customers can also get the
latest information about the banks' products at our stores."
Ding said the
service will start early next month.
The company will lanch digital photo
printing, express delivery, as well as a helpline for tutors and domestic maid
services soon, he added.
Shanghai Alldays Convenience Store Co Ltd said it
has begun to accept payment of public utility bills, and has allowed automatic
teller machines to be sited in its stores. It will expand such services to more
outlets this year.
"It's the time for convenience store companies to build
up their brands and have more value-added services," said Wang Jinlong,
president of Shanghai Buddies CVS Co Ltd. "The market is very crowded and
competition will be intense when overseas companies like 7-Eleven enter the
market next year."
There were 4,866 convenience stores in Shanghai at the
end of 2003, and analysts expect the number to hit 6,000 in three
years.
Japan's FamilyMart Co said earlier this year it's investing 175
million yuan (US$21.1 million) to open 300 stores in Shanghai at the end of
2006.
The world's biggest convenience chain, 7-Eleven, has said it will tap
the Shanghai market next year.
词汇快车
Underground Tutor
battle
战役，斗争
convenience store 便利店
sharpen one's edge
提高某人的竞争力
competitive 有竞争力的
debit 借记
application 申请
express
快速的
delivery 递送 | |
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