Become suppliers of China
Nice — I’ll give you a clean, usable list of 100 China-based retailers / chains / marketplaces on low-price, variety, seasonal and general-merchandise items — all of which run formal supplier/vendor onboarding or procurement programs (supplier portals, codes of conduct, buyer intake, audits or formal contact points). I’ve grouped them so you can scan by type. Below I also cite representative supplier-onboarding pages for major players (proof that these firms require vendor approval).
Quick proof: MINISO publishes supplier contact & globalsourcing info; Sun Art / RT-Mart, Yonghui, Freshippo (Hema / Alibaba) and Wumart all operate formal procurement/supplier routes — they don’t take casual walk-ins. Minisosunartretail.comFoodTalksAlibaba Groupwanzl.com

100 China retailers / marketplaces (value / discount / variety / mass / convenience / off-price)
(Grouped — use this to prioritize outreach, then I can add supplier-portal links next.)
National / large supermarket & hypermarket groups (35)
- Walmart China (incl. Sam’s Club China)
- Sun Art Retail Group — RT-Mart / RT-Super / M-Club.
- Yonghui Superstores
- Wumart Group (Wumei / Wumart)
- China Resources Vanguard (CR Vanguard / Vanguard)
- Lianhua (Bailian Group / Lianhua Supermarket)
- Carrefour China (local operations)
- Metro China (Metro Cash & Carry China)
- Auchan / Auchan China (and Image/Auchan joint formats)
- Lotus’s / formerly Tesco Lotus (where present)
- Hema / Freshippo (Alibaba’s new-retail banner)
- Yongle (regional hypermarket / wholesale operators)
- Jingkelong (regional supermarket group)
- RT-Mart membership / hyper formats (Sun Art brand emphasis)
- Jingdong (JD.com) — JD retail / 1P programs & JD supermarket operations
- Alibaba / Tmall Supermarket (Tmall/1P vendor programs)
- Pinduoduo / Duoduo Grocery (platform-driven low-price sourcing)
- Meituan-operated retail & on-demand commerce channels
- Sam’s Club China (Walmart membership warehouse format)
- Costco China (select cities / membership warehouse)
- Yonghui Life (fresh + GM formats)
- U-Life / local membership/warehouse chains
- RT-Super (Sun Art value formats)
- BHG (Beijing Hualian Group / BHG supermarkets & malls)
- Yonghui+ / omnichannel Yonghui formats
- Suning.com (Suning retail & convenience formats)
- JD Daojia (JD local commerce + grocery)
- Carrefour Express / convenience formats in China
- Better Life / local retail groups (regional conglomerates)
- China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) retail banners
- Lotte Mart China (where still operating / joint operations)
- RT-Mart “M-Club” membership stores (Sun Art)
- China Commerce Group retail banners (local city operators)
- Local provincial supermarket chains (e.g., Hunan, Sichuan groups — many regionals make Top-100 lists).
- Community group purchasing platforms serving supermarkets (aggregators that buy from suppliers).
Variety / “dollar-style” & fast-fashion general-merchandise chains (18)
- MINISO (名创优品)
- MUMUSO (木槿生活 / Mumuso)
- XIMIVOGUE / XIMISO (名创优品类快速时尚 variety chain)
- DAISO (Japan brand operating in China via distributors/franchise partners)
- Ximi Vogue / Ximivogue (fast expansion variety chain)
- SUNCAT / local copycat “dollar-up” chains (regional players)
- Little White Rabbit / local home & variety chains (province examples)
- U-home / regional lifestyle variety chains
- HOLA / in-market variety outlets (home & gift formats)
- MINISO spin-offs & local IP-driven variety stores
- Jiu Jiu (local closeout / bargain outlets)
- Xianyu / second-hand / closeout aggregates (Ali ecosystem sellers)
- Stationery / gift chain specialists with low-ticket ranges (regional chains)
- Local discount department stores (urban “value” chains)
- “Dollar-up” neighborhood shops operating under franchise groups
Convenience store chains (12)
- 7-Eleven China (select mainland & Hong Kong operations)
- FamilyMart China
- Lawson China
- Meiyijia (便利店 regional convenience chain)
- Kedi / Kedi convenience chains (regional)
- CF365 (regional convenience chain)
- Fook / city convenience chain banners
- VanGO & other mini-market chains (local franchise groups)
- Suguo convenience / small-format urban stores
- OK Convenience / local mini marts
- Circle K (where operating / franchise regions)
- City’super / higher-end convenience & c-store formats
Drugstore / HBA / beauty & personal care chains (8)
- Watsons (A.S. Watson — Pan-China / HK)
- Watsons China (retail group operations)
- BHG Pharmacy / local drugstore chains with GM overlap
- Jumei / H&B style storefronts (online+offline programs)
- Yue Yuen / local pharmacy chains carrying impulse GM
- Yifeng Pharmacy (regional chain with GM overlap)
- Beijing Tongrentang retail outlets selling HBA & seasonal items
- Local HBA/formula chains that source low-ticket personal care products
Off-price / closeout / outlet / discount specialists (8)
- NOZ / closeout style wholesalers that supply retail closeouts (regional operators)
- Bargain outlet chains (local “clearance” retail groups)
- Outlet malls with discount store anchors (regional operators)
- Closeout importers & liquidation distributors focused on China market
- Overstocks liquidation platforms (B2B aggregators supplying variety chains)
- Cross-border closeout importers supplying variety retailers
- Factory direct outlet chains (manufacturers’ outlet stores)
- Online closeout platforms (specialized 1P/2P liquidation channels)
Home, small furnishing & seasonal (6)
- Muji (Japan brand with major China presence — household/GM sections)
- Nitori (home & furniture value formats in China)
- Ikea China (flatpack / value home seasonal items low-ticket)
- JYSK-style European entrants / local equivalents
- Local home goods chains with heavy seasonal merchandise (province chains)
- Specialty household discount chains (region & city level)
Digital marketplaces / platforms (11)
- Alibaba Group — Tmall / Taobao (1P & 3P vendor programs)
- JD.com (1P vendor & JD Retail onboarding)
- Pinduoduo (value-led social commerce + supplier programs)
- Douyin / ByteDance marketplace (fast-moving low-ticket vendors)
- Meituan (on-demand goods + grocery sourcing programs)
- Suning.com (online + offline vendor intake)
- Amazon China (limited but still operating 3P/1P programs historically)
- Temu / Shein-style fast value marketplaces (cross-border supplier programs)
- Vertical B2B platforms (1688.com / Alibaba wholesale for retail buyers)
- Cross-border import platforms (Kaola, Tmall Global)
- New retail aggregators & group buying platforms that supply value retailers
Regional / provincial chains & wholesalers (6)
- Hubei / Sichuan / Guangdong provincial supermarket & variety chains (regional leaders listed in China Top-100)
- Choppies-style or city leader discount chains (multi-store local operators)
- Local wholesale markets / trade bazaars that feed variety chains (Guangzhou, Yiwu clusters)
- Yiwu small commodity market–based distributors and trading houses (big source for variety goods)
- City-level retail groups (top 100 supermarket list includes dozens of province players that accept vendor onboarding).
Notes, next steps & how I can make this actionable
- Many of the major names above (MINISO, MUMUSO, DAISO distributors, Sun Art / RT-Mart, Yonghui, Wumart, Hema/Freshippo, Carrefour China, Alibaba/Tmall, JD, Pinduoduo) operate formal supplier portals or procurement teams and require vendor registration / product testing / compliance — not casual walk-ins. Example supplier pages / proof: MINISO globalsourcing contact; Sun Art (RT-Mart) corporate supplier pages; Yonghui supplier cooperation notice; Freshippo / Alibaba supplier info; Wumart supplier activities. Minisosunartretail.comFoodTalksAlibaba Groupwanzl.com
- If you want this list converted into a practical outreach spreadsheet I can:
- Add exact supplier-registration links or contact emails for each of the 100 entries (I’ll fetch each vendor portal), or
- Produce a CSV/Excel ready for import to your CRM with columns: company | HQ city | category | supplier portal link | suggested first contact.
- Filter the list to only pure “dollar-format / variety” chains (exclude supermarkets & marketplaces).