Bailian Group
Bailian Group is a Chinese holding company formed in 2003 by the former Shanghai 100 Co., Ltd., Hualian Co., Ltd., Shanghai Friendship Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Materials Head Office. With more than 90,000 employees and more than 170,000 employees, the group is the largest commercial retail group in China.
Structure
The group includes five listed companies:- Bailian Co., Ltd.
- Lianhua Supermarket
- Wumao Co., Ltd.
- Friendship Co., Ltd.
- First Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Yong'an Department Store, which was renamed from the original Shanghai Hualian Commercial Building.
There are nearly 6,000 business outlets in 25 provinces and cities across the country.
Bailian Group ranked second among the top 100 Chinese chains in 2012.
Ranked 84th among the top 500 Chinese enterprises, it also ranked 466th among the Fortune 500, with an operating income of $25.2 billion.