Great Wall Supermarket
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| File:Great Wall Supermarket Duluth Georgia.jpg | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2004 (New York, New York) |
| Founder | Lihui Zhang Founder and CEO |
| Headquarters | New York, New York |
Number of locations | 22 (2023) |
| Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, grocery, meat, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor |
| Website | www.gw-supermarket.com |
Template:Chinese GW Supermarket is a U.S.-based Asian American grocery chain founded in New York City in 2004. The chain primarily serves Asian immigrant communities by providing Asian specialty goods within a Western-style supermarket environment.[1] Lihui Zhang holds the roles of President, CEO, and founder.Template:Fix/category[citation needed] As of 2023, the company operates 22 stores across seven states, including three locations branded as C Mart 中国超市 in Massachusetts.[2]
Controversy
In 2011, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries conducted a sting operation at the Great Wall Supermarket situated in Falls Church, VA, uncovering violations of local wildlife regulations related to the sale of live animals such as frogs, turtles, eels, largemouth bass, and crayfish. This investigation was prompted by a complaint from a conservation advocate. Two store managers faced felony charges in 2012; these were subsequently downgraded to misdemeanors. Legal representatives for Great Wall contended that the wildlife statutes were not applicable since all live animals sold were commercially farmed—turtles sourced from Oklahoma, eels from Pennsylvania, bullfrogs imported from the Dominican Republic, among others. The defense argued that existing laws governing live aquatic and other animal sales have not been modernized to accommodate developments in aquaculture and unfairly impact immigrant communities with different culinary traditions.[3][4]
Beginning in 2012, neighbors near the Rockville location lodged noise complaints with the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection. By June 1, 2015, Great Wall Supermarket faced two active cases and had incurred several fines for disturbances affecting the tranquility of the surrounding residential area.[5]
In popular culture
- A Great Wall store is featured as a setting in the television series Constantine, specifically in the episode titled "A Feast of Friends" from Season 1, Episode 4.
References
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External links
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