| Streams of people packed hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores to stockpile household necessities. |
| In addition to department stores and specialty chain stores, hypermarkets are proliferating in Taiwan. |
| The remainder is sold through western-style supermarkets, hypermarkets and privatised local stores called Gastronom or Producty. |
| If they all close down because of competition from big hypermarkets five miles outside town, and you haven't got a car, what do you do? |
| The Shanghai-based retailer operates 2,706 outlets, including hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores. |
| Speculation that the changes would pave the way for vast continental-style hypermarkets outside city centres was inaccurate. |
