More than 11,000 chain stores in Shanghai contribute annual sales of over 180 billion yuan, 150 billion yuan of which came from sales.

　　--Supermarkets: After more than 10 years of development since early 1990s, supermarket operators have set up 6,000 shops and plus. Currently, the supermarket sector in Shanghai is at its mature stage, with market concentration getting more and more prominent.

 　--Convenient stores: Retail sales of convenient stores only accounted for a small fraction of that of the municipality. In addition, with identical commodities structures and locations, the business mode is still away from mature, which calls for further regulation and innovation.

　--Hypermarkets: Today, hypermarkets in Shanghai are already playing a more and more important role in retail sales of food sand commodities. In the fields of household electronics, clothing, communications equipments and other endurable goods, hypermarkets are also expanding their market shares. Some hypermarkets are also taking the path toward neighboring shopping centers.

　--Franchises: Currently, in sectors such as household electronics, construction material, medicine and food franchises are showing the momentum of pushing forward. Both the number of franchise shops and their total retail sales are increasing in these sectors. Particularly in the fields of electronics and construction material with the trend toward professional, scale and networked development, franchise chain stores have become the leading business modes, playing a dominant role in the retail market.