BEIJING, April 26 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The Chairman of Wumart Stores,
Inc. The attempt and the success
of the first supermarket led to the company's determination of being engaged
in retailing , and within ten years' time Wumart had operated some 450 stores
under hypermarket, supermarket and convenience store formats.

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The evening featured appearances by top executives from: Retailer of the
Year, Costco Wholesale Corporation; Specialty Retailer of the Year, Best
Buy; Food Retailer of the Year, Publix Super Markets; DSN Retailing Today
Hall of Fame Honoree, Tom Stemberg, Co-Founder , Staples.

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Chinese Wumart Stores in Sync with the Nation's IT Development

PRESS RELEASE DSN Retailing Today Recognizes Outstanding Suppliers and Retailers Including Sears Target and Wal-Mart for Excellence in Retailing at Its 28th

DSNRT also
recognized three retailers as outstanding corporate citizens; Sears for the
"American Dream Campaign," Target for "Ready.

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DSN Retailing Today, the nation 's leading
retail publication, presented its annual SPARC Awards to today's leading
retailers and manufacturers on October 11 in Chicago, IL.

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Within 10 year's of time, the company has
become the leading retail chain operator in Beijing and surrounding area with
a rapid expansion in scale and steady growth in both revenue and profit.

The 2005 SPARC Committee was in attendance to present the recipients their
awards.

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newscom. Zhang founded the
company as a provider of integrated system and solutions.

The 2005 SPARC Awards were presented at a special ceremony honoring 106
outstanding suppliers and eight retailers. Read.

DSN Retailing Today, The Connection to America's Leading Retailers , is a
publication of Lebhar-Friedman, Inc.

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"Acres for America." Top supplier awards were presented to Sara Lee, the
Softlines Vendor of the Year, and Procter & Gamble was awarded Hardlines
Vendor of the Year., Lollytogs, and Shell Corporation sponsored
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Zhang Wenzhong today spoke at
the RFID China Forum that Chinese retailers have accelerated the application
of information technology, while Wumart Stores has been taking the lead since
its establishment in the early 90s. Further improvement will be driven by
the expansion of retailing and the need of quick response to the consumer
demand and supply chain management.

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The first Wumart
store, also the very first supermarket of real meaning by 1994 in Beijing,
served as a showcase for their designed system.

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In this aspect Wumart has initiated
collaborations with its top suppliers by sharing the information and
encouraging the manufacturers best utilize the data gathered from the stores.

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The criterion, established by merchandising executives,
includes self-sell packaging, new product innovation, on-time delivery ,
advertising support, and quality control.

For more information regarding DSN Retailing Today 's SPARC awards or a copy
of the winners list, contact Nikki Pirrello at 212-756-5251, or
www.

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company for over 75 years, serves over a million business managers and
professionals across the globe. Publishers of periodicals, directories,
and newsletters, Lebhar -Friedman, Inc.

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With a strong academic and engineering background, Dr. It also requires the upstream players
along the supply chain be aware of the significance of utilizing information
for forecasting and planning purpose. The ceremony was held in
conjunction with the Retail Industry Leaders Association ALEx conference. Vice
President, GMM, Wal-Mart; Rob Gruen, Group Vice President , Softlines and
Home, Meijer; Scott Nygaard, Director of Merchandising Operations, Target;
Kevin Easton, Vice President, Softlines and Home, Dollar General
Corporation; John Scanlon, Sr.

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Wumart was
among the first chain stores introducing POS, linking the outlets with
distribution centers and the headquarter on Internet basis, and the very early
retail business developing and implementing MIS, which now efficiently manages
the flows of goods, information and cash through all internal business
processes. is the leader in providing
insightful and up-to-date news and analysis on the retail industry.

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Many are listed in Business: Consumer Goods and Services.

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Included in this category are sites covering the retail merchandising industry, retailer resources , suppliers and manufacturers of retailing products, and services that support the industry.

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RFID China Forum provides opportunity to exchange ideas on the benefits
and innovation brought about by the new standard to the retailers,
manufacturers as well as the entire supply chain.

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, with its first supermarket established in 1994 in
Beijing, is now operating 453 outlets under formats of hypermarket,
supermarket and convenience stores.

DSN Retailing Today polls buyers and merchandisers from the top 150 retail
chains to solicit votes for the outstanding performers in 57 individual
categories .

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The sophistication of the IT application to Chinese retail business has
been greatly raised in recent years.

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For example, sites for major automotive retail chains are listed in Business: Automotive: Retail.

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SPARC, Supplier
Performance Awards by Retail Category, is the only industry -wide vendor
awards program honoring merchandising excellence.