Hong Kong Supermarket (traditional Chinese: 香港超級市場; Cantonese Yale: heung gong chiu kap sze cheung) is a growing supermarket chain in the Los Angeles region of Southern California. It operates mainly in the newer suburban overseas Chinese communities, particularly in the Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and New York City areas. Hong Kong Supermarket specializes mainly in imported Asian groceries. Many items are especially from China, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
The supermarket caters to a specific customer base. The store in Monterey Park, California, is a popular destination for Mainland Chinese emigres, the San Gabriel, California and Rowland Heights, California, location caters to immigrants from Taiwan. The West Covina, California, location caters to Indonesians as the store tends to stock a good number of Indonesian products. The Hong Kong Supermarkets in New York City of focus on Mainland Chinese immigrant customers (large community of mainlanders in Brooklyn).
Hong Kong Supermarket was established in 1981 with its flagship store located in Monterey Park, California, where it is still among the popular Asian supermarkets, and is headquartered in New York city. In Southern California, its main competitors are 99 Ranch Market and Shun Fat Supermarket. In the New York City area, it competes with Kam Man Food, Asian Food Center, and Maxim's.
The chain of supermarkets is owned by businessman Jeffrey Wu (胡兆明) and his wife, former Hong Kong actress Veronica Yip.
Locations
- California
- Monterey Park, California, replaced an old ice skating rink
- Hong Kong Plaza - Rowland Heights, California (Closed in 2008 for remodeling and rebrand as HK2 Food District)
- San Gabriel, California
- Hong Kong Plaza - West Covina, California, replaced a defunct Ralph's store (Closed in 2008 for remodeling and rebrand as HK2 Food District)
- Foodmart International - West Covina, California, Opened May 1, 2009
- Massachusetts
- Allston, Massachusetts, replaced a Super 88 Supermarket(not related)
- New Jersey
- New York
- Chinatown I - East Broadway and Pike Street (burned down on May 14, 2009)
- Chinatown II - Elizabeth and Hester (NEW, replacing Dynasty Supermarket)(named Man Chong)
- Sunset Park, Brooklyn
- Elmhurst, Queens, New York
- Flushing, Queens, New York
- Pennsylvania
- Texas(not related)
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