date:May 13, 2014
Sales by Chinas largest chain stores rose 9.9 percent to 2.04 trillion yuan (329 billion US dollars) last year, marking the slowest growth since 1998, according to a recent report by the China Chain Store and Franchise Association (CCFA).
It was the first time the countrys largest chain store operators reported single-digit growth in sales since the CCFA began compiling the top-100 chain store list in 1998.
Sales by the largest chain store companies, including Suning Commerce Group Co., Ltd. a