At the same time, the share price of Lotte Mart's Lotte Shopping fell by 3.5 percentage points.
According to the statistics of June 5438+ 10, Lotte Mart has 1 15 stores in Chinese mainland.
A spokesman for Lotte Group said on Monday (March 6) that Lotte Mart had closed four stores in China, Dandong in Liaoning, Changzhou in Jiangsu and two other places. Statistics from June 5438 to 10 show that Lotte Mart has 1 15 stores in Chinese mainland.
The spokesman did not disclose other more details. However, some domestic media reported that Lotte Mart in Dandong and other places should be sealed up because of unqualified fire inspection. Previously, Liaoning Evening News also reported that Lotte Supermarket in Dandong was suspected of fraud, and 4.8 yuan/bottle of mature vinegar was marked with the original retail price of 6.8 yuan/bottle on the price reduction label.
As the fifth largest Korean enterprise, Lotte China is its largest overseas market. Since it entered the China market from 65438 to 0994, Lotte's market in China has covered many fields such as retail, tourism, petrochemical, finance, manufacturing, food, construction and service.
According to Global Times, Lotte Group invested nearly 10 trillion won in China, and * * * established 22 subsidiaries including Lotte Department Store, Lotte Fruit and Lotte Supermarket, with more than 120 stores and more than 26,000 employees. By the end of 20 15, Lotte had started business in 24 provinces and cities in China. In 20 16, Lotte's turnover in China was 3.2 trillion won, equivalent to RMB1910 million yuan, seven times that of 2009.
However, such a large multinational company "fattening" in South China, despite China's repeated warnings, insisted on providing land for the Korean government to deploy "Sade", saying that if the Korean government really takes measures against Lotte, Lotte may indeed suffer huge economic losses, but as a Korean enterprise, "it should cooperate with the government on issues involving national security".
Lotte's behavior directly led to the resentment of consumers and businesses in China.
On June 5438+1October 12, Tmall Lotte flagship store was completely closed.
On February 26th, someone pulled a banner in front of Lotte Mart in Jiangnan, Jilin City, Jilin Province.
On February 28th, Chen Ou, CEO of Jumeiyoupin, said at the Weibo that if Lotte products were taken off the shelves, they would be "killed and would not be sold in the future".
On the same day, Hefei Acorn Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd. issued a statement: From February 28, it will no longer provide cold chain equipment for Lotte Mart supermarket chains in any form.
On March 1 day, Lotte China official website could not log in.
On the same day, Wei Long announced in Weibo that Lotte Mart's national channels will be removed one after another according to procedures.
On March 3rd, more than 20 suppliers in Beijing/KLOC-0 launched a joint initiative, suggesting that the National Chamber of Commerce should act in a unified way, and * * * should join hands to safeguard rights, and investigate Lotte's illegal charging of high store entry fees and bar code fees.
On March 4th, three supermarkets in Lotte, Jiangsu Province were extremely hot, and people said that they would not go when the balance in the card was used up.
On March 5th, Lotte Mart in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province was blocked due to the fire topic.
On March 6, due to fire problems, the public security fire brigade of Yongqiao District of Anzhou City issued a temporary sealing-up decision on Suzhou Store of Jiangsu Lotte Mart Commercial Co., Ltd. for one month.
In response, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China repeatedly responded: "China welcomes foreign enterprises to invest in China and has always respected and protected the legitimate rights and interests of foreign enterprises in China. At the same time, we also emphasize that relevant enterprises must operate legally and legally in China. Finally, I want to say that the success of foreign enterprises in China depends on the China market and China consumers. "