hong kong republic of china people s republic of china products imported food stationery household goods number of employees 1200 website http www.citysuper.com.hk citysuper in harbour city cooked deli in popcorn2 tseung kwan o log on store in maritime square citysuper officially stylised as c ty super is a well known retail chain in hong kong mainland china and taiwan . as well as its core format of upmarket supermarkets selling fresh produce and groceries some citysuper retail outlets also offer household goods stationery and cosmetics and many citysuper stores are also accompanied by cafes and restaurants . citysuper specialises in upmarket specialist products and luxury imported groceries which differentiates it from other supermarkets that operate across greater china . as of october 2015 citysuper has about 15 locations in hong kong 1 7 in shanghai 2 and 6 in taiwan . 3 contents 1 cultural impact 2 ownership 3 references 4 external links cultural impact edit citysuper specialises in imported produce and holds regular promotional events to popularise imported goods which are otherwise unknown or unavailable in hong kong shanghai or taiwan . in particular due to its connections with japan it was founded by a japanese retail manager working in hong kong citysuper holds promotional events for regional produce from specific regions of japan such as okinawa fair 4 or shizuoka fair . citysuper s imported and specialist produce is known for being expensive and the chain has been called elitist . 5 its high end fruit is a popular choice for gift giving during chinese festivals . 6 ownership edit citysuper was previously owned by wheelock & co and is now majority owned by wheelock subsidiary wharf and partly by peter woo kwong ching . at the time of the sale of the minority stake to woo in 2004 the company was valued at hkd 38.9 million 7 references edit citysuper hong kong store locator shanghai store locator citysuper taiwan store locator okinawa prefectural government okinawa fair cagape elmer w. food elitism citysuper asian correspondent 7 august 2007 ap tiffany high priced fruit gifts a local tradition south china morning post 4 february 2013 kwok ben wharf sells city super stake south china morning post 17 april 2004 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to c ty super . citysuper hong kong citysuper shanghai citysuper taiwan v t e supermarkets in hong kong current supermarkets 759 store c ty super china resources vanguard u select by tesco vango vanguard dah chong hong dch foods dch food mart deluxe parknshop fusion gourmet international superstore taste great food hall su pa de pa jusco on maxvalu wellcome jasons food & living market place by jasons threesixty oliver s the delicatessen marks & spencer uny apita piago yu kee food chi kee ka hing yata foodtheatre former supermarkets withdrawal blt vanguard 2012 ole vanguard 03 2012 yu kee food 2011 needs new world department store 03 2010 guangnan kk 06 2001 admart 12 2000 carrefour 09 2000 wal mart 1996 hong kong round 1996 v t e supermarkets in taiwan convenience stores 7 eleven uni president familymart ok hi life supermarkets a.mart carrefour c ty super costco jasons wellcome rt mart px mart retailer chains eslite bookstore muji page one watsons former ampm makro parknshop tesco retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title citysuper & oldid 721518352 categories 1996 establishmentsretail companies established in 1996supermarkets of hong kongsupermarkets of taiwansupermarkets of chinahidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameterscommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages edit links this page was last modified on 22 may 2016 at 11 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view