"Beijing's Last Carrefour Temporarily Closes: Does China Still Need Big Supermarkets? | Special Report Highlights"
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文｜财新周刊 孙嫣然
Article | Caixin Weekly by Sun Yanran
近日，家乐福北京最后一家店——四元桥店，在缺货数周后正式歇业。此前8月末，其北京最大门店、全国第三大店双井店已悄然闭店。不止彻底退出北京市场，家乐福在广州、深圳的门店也已悉数关闭，在上海仅剩的五家门店的上架货物也所剩无几，诸多会员无法退卡又无货可买。
Carrefour's last store in Beijing, the Siyuan Bridge branch, has officially closed after weeks of stock shortages. This follows the quiet closure at the end of August of its largest store in Beijing and third largest nationwide, the Shuangjing branch. Carrefour is not only completely exiting the Beijing market, but all its stores in Guangzhou and Shenzhen have also been shut down. The remaining five stores in Shanghai are running low on stock, leaving many members unable to return their cards and with nothing left to buy.
这家承载着黄金年代荣光、本该庆祝“进入中国28周岁”的全球第二大商超，最终没能守住一线城市市场。截至6月末，家乐福全国仅余41家门店，今年上半年就关闭百余家，而2016年高峰时门店数一度超过300家。闭店的背后是供应链彻底断裂，留下供应商欠款、会员储值费纠纷等一地鸡毛。
Carrefour, the world's second-largest supermarket chain that carries the glory of its golden age, was supposed to celebrate its 28th anniversary in China. However, it failed to maintain its presence in first-tier cities. As of the end of June, Carrefour had only 41 stores left nationwide, having closed more than a hundred in the first half of this year alone. At its peak in 2016, it had over 300 stores. Behind the closures is a completely broken supply chain, leaving behind unpaid supplier debts and disputes over member prepaid fees.
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