China Resources Vanguard Company Limited
华润万家超级市场有限公司

Logo on refurbished Mainland stores
Logo on Hong Kong stores. An identical design, with the name in Simplified Chinese, was formerly used on Mainland stores
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Industry	Supermarket
Founded	14 February 1984
Headquarters	Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Area served	China
Key people	Chairman Chen Lang CEO Hong Jie Chief Operating Officer, Chen Shuo Vice President Qin Dongsheng, Wang Weiyong, Lan Yi and Tang Hongtao Chief Financial Officer, Min
Products	Food, beverages, and daily necessities
Number of employees	14500 (Hong Kong accounts for 1000)
Parent	China Resources Holdings
Website	www.crv.com.cn

China Resources Vanguard, doing business as China Resources Vanguard Shop or Vanguard ( simplified Chinese: 华润万家; traditional Chinese: 華潤萬家; pinyin: huá rùn wàn jiā; Jyutping: waa4 jeon6 maan6 gaa1), operates the supermarket chains of China Resources. It is the third-largest supermarket chain in Hong Kong. As of 31 December 2014, there are 4866 shops operating in Hong Kong and the mainland Chinese provinces / municipalities of Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Tianjin and Beijing.

According to market research firm EuroMonitor estimates in 2012, China Resources Vanguard supermarket market share in Hong Kong is about 7.8%. Wellcome Hong Kong's market share is about 39.8% and PARKnSHOP Hong Kong's market share is about 33.1%. ^[1]

On 18 August 2013, China Resources Enterprise's supermarket chain Vanguard and British supermarket Tesco signed a "memorandum of understanding", intending to set up a joint venture interest group in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, operating hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, liquor stores and cash and carry businesses. China Resources Enterprise took an 80% share and Tesco took a 20% share. ^[2]

History

• 1984: China Resources Supermarket (CR Supermarket), former name of China Resources Vanguard, was founded.
• 1991: CR Supermarket opened its first store in Mainland China.
• 2001: China Resources acquired a 72% stake in Shenzhen Vanguard Super Department Store. China Resources Supermarket merged with Shenzhen Vanguard Super Department Store.
• 2002: China Resources fully acquired Shenzhen Vanguard Super Department Store and renamed it as China Resources Vanguard Shop. ^{[3] [4]}
• 2005: Introduction of new sunflower logo.
• 2007: China Resources Holdings acquired Tianjin company China Resources Supermarket Chain.
• 2010: The first blt boutique supermarket opened.
• 2012: Vanguard launched new brand "V+ urban boutique supermarkets". ^[5]
• 2013: Set up joint venture with Tesco. ^[6]
• 2015: Sale of supermarket business to improve the performance of China Resources Enterprise. ^[7] Opened first U Select by Tesco store in Hong Kong.

Brands

Hong Kong

• Vanguard - standard supermarkets
• VanGO - convenience stores
• U Select - stores with at least one third Tesco products
• Voi_la! - wine cellar

Mainland China

• Vanguard - standard supermarkets
• VanGO - convenience stores
• V+ - upmarket urban boutique supermarket aimed at China's growing middle class
• blt - upmarket supermarket with a focus on fresh food, styled as a farm market
• blt Express - smaller blt stores
• Ole' - upmarket supermarket with a focus on imported food
• 乐购express - former Tesco Express stores
• Voi_la! - wine cellar

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to China Resources Vanguard (HK) Co.

• CR Vanguard (China) (in English)
• CR Vanguard (China) (in Chinese)
• CR Vanguard (Hong Kong) (in Chinese)