AP PHOTOS: Shopping at a Chinese Wal-Mart
Posted May 31, 2016 7:00 am
Except for the signs, most Americans would not recognize a Wal-Mart in China.
Chinese shoppers can be seen sticking their hands in big bins of rice or sometimes sticking their noses in those bins. There are tanks brimming with live frogs and fish. And there are mounds of loose meat, including pigs' feet.
The world's largest retailer is making a push to gain more market share in the second-biggest economy, especially in China's fast growing online retail sphere.
Here is a photo gallery of the shopping experience at a Chinese Wal-Mart.
In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, photo, a shopper uses a net to catch live fish on sale at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province. In American Wal-Marts, customers donât get to fondle their fish. But America is not China, as the worldâs biggest retailer has learned. If the Arkansas-based company wants to win over foreign consumers, it has to shed some of its American ways, and cater to very different customs and conventions that are fast changing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, photo, a worker prepares cooked ducks for sale at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province. If Arkansas-based Wal-Mart wants to win over foreign consumers, it has to shed some of its American ways, and cater to very different customs and conventions. China is the ultimate prize. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, photo, shoppers, including Zhong Guoyan, right, buy seafood at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province. âWhen I come here, I have a look,ââ Guoyan said. âIf itâs good, then I will buy it. If itâs only cheap, I wonât buy it.â (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, photo, Zhong Guoyan leaves after paying for her fish at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province. âWhen I come here, I have a look,ââ Guoyan said. âIf itâs good, then I will buy it. If itâs only cheap, I wonât buy it.â (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, photo, shoppers buy fish on sale at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen, China. In American Wal-Marts, customers donât get to fondle their fish. But America is not China, as the worldâs biggest retailer has learned. If the Arkansas-based company wants to win over foreign consumers, it has to shed some of its American ways, and cater to very different customs and conventions that are fast changing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, photo, a worker yawns as another arranges various meats at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province. If Arkansas-based Wal-Mart wants to win over foreign consumers, it has to shed some of its American ways, and cater to very different customs and conventions. China is the ultimate prize. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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