The current wave of strikes and demonstrations continued this week, as more than 100 workers blocking a Tesco store in the city of Jinhua in Zhejiang province. Shoppers were prevented from entering the shop by the staff, who boldly blocked and barricaded the entrances and exits, while holding up banners with messages, including ''We want to protect our rights...Return our blood and sweat money.'' more ›

Following a legal tussle over its name (we wonder with whom), three-year-old online supermarket SmartDirect has now been rebranded as FoodBox and it may be found at FoodBoxChina.com. more ›

A new mobile shopping experience is coming to major cities around China with a subway network, and is currently being tested in Shanghai and Beijing. more ›

Authorities have arrested a man for setting off a remotely-controlled bomb in a supermarket in the Shanghai suburb of Jiading at about 2pm yesterday. The man, who has now confessed, supposedly planted the bomb in a locker of an RT-Mart on Xinyu Rd (near Cao'an Road) and then called the supermarket around 1:10pm threatening to set it off. more ›

"Supermarket chains Lianhua and Lotus plan to begin a new tracking system for fresh produce and meat products in August, a new pilot that aims to beef up food safety around Shanghai."

Is anything safe to eat anymore? Just the other day, we told you about the glow-in-the-dark pork being sold in Pudong. Now, apparently, it's the mantou, or the processed steamed buns we need to be watching out for. more ›

An epidemic of panic buying hit supermarkets and stores across China beginning yesterday as shoppers laid their hands on any salt they could find under the false assumption that the ubiquitous food seasoning offers protection against radiation exposure. more ›

Bringing change to the way you do your groceries! more ›

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We folks in Pudong are very excited about the long-overdue Japanese supermarket that recently opened in the basement of Yaohan, or more widely known as Babaiban (八佰伴). more ›