------ Kunden Einkaufen in einem Supermarkt von RT-MART von Sun Kunst Retail Group Ltd. in Fuzhou Stadt im Südosten der chinesischen Provinz Fujian, 29 Jan
--FILE--Customers go shopping at a supermarket of RT-MART owned by Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. in Fuzhou city, southeast China's Fujian province, 29 January 2015. Sun Art Retail Group Ltd on Sunday reported a 4.8 percent rise in 2014 profit, as China's biggest hypermarket chain continued to expand into lower-tier cities. The joint venture between Taiwanese conglomerate Ruentex Group and French retailer Groupe Auchan SA said net profit reached 2.91 billion yuan ($464.15 million) in 2014, up from 2.78 billion yuan in the previous year. Turnover rose to 91.9 billion yuan from 86.2 billion yuan a year earlier. Gross profit margin increased 1.3 percentage points to 22.9 percent. Sun Art, which owns Auchan and RT-Mart stores, opened 49 new hypermarket complexes during the year, bringing the total to 372. It said it will continue to maintain a stable pace in new store expansion, while also focusing efforts on developing e-commerce business.
