China Resources
Enterprise CRE is in talks with the UK retailer Tesco about merging their
hypermarkets and supermarkets in China.
The venture would combine Tesco's 131 stores in China with CRE's almost 3,000 stores; called Vanguard, to create what they say would be the leading multi-format retailer in China.
State-run CRE would control 80% of the new chain while Tesco would have 20%.
Tesco and CRE both confirmed the talks in stock market statements.
They warned that there was no guarantee the deal would be concluded.
CRE said that the venture would bring together its "deep understanding of local customers, established nationwide infrastructure and proven track record as a partner with Tesco's global retail expertise, international sourcing scale and supply chain capabilities".
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