Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" (maintained) [7] Core Insights - The company is experiencing revenue pressure in H1 2025, primarily due to high gold prices leading to conservative inventory purchases by franchisees and store closures. However, the company is actively adjusting its product category structure, increasing the proportion of high-margin products such as IP series, fixed-price gold, embedded products, and bracelets, resulting in a net profit growth of over 30% in Q2 2025 [5][12] - The comprehensive gross profit margin for H1 2025 is 30.3%, an increase of 11.96 percentage points year-on-year. The sales expense ratio is 10.8%, up by 4.34 percentage points year-on-year, and the net profit margin attributable to the parent company is 12.92%, an increase of 5.58 percentage points year-on-year [5][12] Financial Performance Summary - H1 2025 revenue is reported at 4.597 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 43.9%. The net profit attributable to the parent company is 594 million, a decrease of 1.3% year-on-year. In Q2 2025, revenue is 1.924 billion, down 38.5% year-on-year, while net profit is 342 million, up 31.3% year-on-year [11][12] - The company has outlined five strategic directions for the future: brand matrix development, new retail transformation, organizational change, deep digitalization, and brand expansion overseas. Significant investments will be made in these areas over the next two to three years [13] - Revenue forecasts for 2025-2027 are 11.738 billion, 12.971 billion, and 13.943 billion, with corresponding growth rates of -15.5%, 10.5%, and 7.5%. Net profit attributable to the parent company is projected at 1.110 billion, 1.213 billion, and 1.269 billion, with growth rates of 9.9%, 9.3%, and 4.6% respectively [14]

Core Viewpoint - The company is focusing on transforming its supermarket and lifestyle store operations through deep supply chain reforms and enhancing product competitiveness [1] Group 1: Transformation Strategy - The transformation of Wushang Supermarket centers on deep supply chain changes, emphasizing direct procurement and the development of private labels to enhance product cost-performance [1] - The company aims to achieve differentiation in its business model by adopting a membership store format and optimizing the structure of existing stores [1] - The ultimate goal is to build a competitive edge based on "product strength + experience strength + efficiency strength," facilitating the shift from traditional retail to a supply chain-driven new retail model [1] Group 2: Lifestyle Store Positioning - Lifestyle store formats will be positioned as boutique supermarkets, focusing on consumer demand and continuously adjusting category and variety structures [1] - The company intends to create high-end consumption scenarios within these lifestyle stores [1]