Dairy Farm strikes $925m Chinese supermarket deal

Retail heats up as Dairy Farm enters Chinese supermarket business with an agreement to buy a 19.9% stake in Fujian-based Yonghui Superstores.
Yonghui operates almost 300 stores across China
Yonghui operates almost 300 stores across China

Asia’s retail sector continues to churn out M&A deal activity with Dairy Farm International agreeing on Monday evening to buy a 19.9% stake in Yonghui Superstores for Rmb5.7 billion ($925 million), marking its entry into China’s growing supermarket business.

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