QKL Stores (QKLS)

Overall impact
C (50)

Commentary

QKL Stores is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 50.5 for overall impact (42nd percentile compared to all companies), QKL Stores ranks 27th out of 62 industry peers, behind Brazilian Distribution, iFresh, Tesco and 23 others, and ahead of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Ingles Markets, Village Super Market and 32 others. On top material causes for QKL Stores's industry (Food & Beverage Retail), QKL Stores performs well in Reduced Use of tobacco (96.2 score) and Reduced Waste (84.6) and performs poorly in Zero Hunger (25.6 score), Disaster Readiness and Effective Aid (26.3), Healthy Oceans (38.0) and 2 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Employees
5,207
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Sub-industry
Food Retail
SASB industry
Food Retailers & Distributors
Headquarters
China
Share classes
QKLS
Description
QKL Stores Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates supermarket chains in northeastern China and Inner Mongolia. Its supermarkets and hypermarkets sell grocery items, such as instant foods, canned foods, packaged rice and wheat powder, crackers and chips, rice and ground wheat, bottled water and beverages, and cigarettes. In addition to grocery items, the company offers non-food items, including cleaning products, cosmetics, and disposable razors. It also sells fresh-food items comprising raw meat, cooked meats, seafood, noodles and pastas, milk, yogurt, eggs, and packaged dumplings, as well as bakery items comprising breads, buns, and other self-prepared foods. Furthermore, QKL Stores Inc. provides other non-food items, such as clothing and shoes, books and stationery, bedding and home furnishings, office supplies, toys, sporting goods, and other items, as well as electronics and household use items, such as irons, electric shavers, hair dryers, and massage machines. In addition, the company operates department stores that sell brand-name and luxury clothing and accessories, cosmetics, small electronics, jewelry, books, home furnishings, and bedding. These department stores also feature a movie theater and a traditional beauty salon. QKL Stores Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Daqing, the People's Republic of China.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for QKL Stores, based on its industry sub-industry Food Retail. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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