- Business
- Lanzhou Lishang Guochao Industrial Group Co., Ltd. (600738.SS) principally engages in professional market management, commercial department store retail, and new consumer new retail business in China. The company operates department stores offering food, cosmetics, jewelry, clothing, footwear, sports goods, and household appliances; it also runs hotels, restaurants, boutique supermarkets, and constructs shopping malls and hotels, with core assets in the central regions of Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Lanzhou. Founded in 1992 and headquartered at No. 120 Zhongshan Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, China, the company, formerly known as Lanzhou Minbaishareholding (Group) Co., Ltd., listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1996 and primarily serves domestic retail markets. Recent developments include a 5.2% stake acquisition by Zuo Ling from China Honglou Group Co., Ltd., a 1.99% stake increase by controlling shareholder Yuanming Holdings, plans by Honglou Group to reduce its holding by up to 2.11%, termination of a private placement in 2025 with withdrawal of application documents, an employee stock ownership plan raising up to 22.4852 million yuan, and a 49.9 million yuan capital increase for its wholly-owned subsidiary.