After 5 years, Alibaba sells off Sun Art supermarkets and loses €1.9 billion

Alibaba Group is continuing a withdrawal from physical retail. After Intime department stores, the giant is selling control of Sun Art supermarkets to Chinese private equity firm DCP Capital for €1.6 billion.

Through Morgane Monteiro, Sophie Baqué. Published on 10 January 2025 à 15h57 - Update on 24 July 2025 à 10h34

While in China, Walmart joined forces with the Meituan platform in mid-December to boost online sales via 30-minutes delivery, Alibaba Group announced on January 2, the (partial) end of a venture into food retailing.…

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