Some shoppers at an international supermarket in China admitted they are worried about food safety.

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It took over the third-biggest supermarket chain in Turkey and opened new outlets in China, Indonesia, South Korea and Colombia.

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Li Binlan chairs A. Best, a department store and supermarket chain based in Shenzhen with more than 100 locations around China that competes with the likes of Wal-Mart.

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Bailian Group of Shanghai, whose domestically well-known businesses include the Shanghai Friendship Group and Lianhua Supermarket, led a list of top chain stores in China published by the China Chain Store and Franchise Association earlier this month.

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