Based on 2012 sales and the growth rate of market share from 2008 to 2012, Sun Art Retail is China’s largest and fastest-growing hypermarket operator. Sun Art Retail operates its hypermarket business under two well-known brands: “Auchan” and “RT-Mart.” As of June 30, 2013, the Group had opened a total of 284 comprehensive hypermarkets across 26 of China’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government. These hypermarkets are located not only in first-tier cities such as Shanghai and Beijing, but also in densely populated second-tier and lower-tier cities—including Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Jinan, Hefei, Dongguan, Wuhan, Changde, Panjin, Mudanjiang, Xi’an, and Lanzhou—as well as in suburban areas of first-tier cities.