Sou Hu Cai Jing·2026-02-03 03:56Core Insights - The retail industry is facing significant challenges as companies attempt to learn from successful models like Fat Donglai, but many are failing to replicate its success [2][15][20] Group 1: Performance of Retail Companies - Yonghui Supermarket, once a leader in the retail sector, has reported continuous losses, with a projected net loss of 2.14 billion yuan for 2025, marking its fifth consecutive year of losses [2][8] - The company has closed 381 stores in 2025, averaging over one store closure per day, leading to direct losses of 1.174 billion yuan due to store renovations and closures [9][10] - Other retailers, such as Meitoh and Bubu Gao, have also struggled after attempting to adopt the Fat Donglai model, with significant declines in net profits [12][14] Group 2: Learning from Fat Donglai - Many retailers, including Yonghui, have attempted to learn from Fat Donglai's operational model, but most have failed to achieve satisfactory results, often resulting in increased losses [15][20] - The core issue lies in the inability of these companies to fundamentally restructure their business models and supply chains, leading to superficial imitation rather than genuine transformation [15][20] - Fat Donglai's success is attributed to its unique supply chain, employee welfare, and customer trust, which are difficult for larger, publicly traded companies to replicate due to their existing profit structures and shareholder pressures [16][19] Group 3: Financial Metrics - Yonghui's total revenue for 2024 was 67.57 billion yuan, down from 78.64 billion yuan in 2023, with a gross profit of 13.82 billion yuan [6] - In the first three quarters of 2025, Yonghui reported a net loss of 709.8 million yuan, significantly higher than the previous year's loss of 77.87 million yuan [9] - Bubu Gao's revenue for the first three quarters of 2025 was 3.201 billion yuan, showing a year-on-year growth of 26.45%, but its net profit dropped to 225.5 million yuan, down nearly 90% from the previous year [12][13]