Wellcome is a supermarket chain owned by British conglomerate Jardine Matheson Holdings via its DFI Retail Group subsidiary.
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13 Facts About Wellcome
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Wellcome was established in 1945 by Mr Wu Chung-Wai, Mr Lau Lim and Mr Ko Yin-Yu.
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Wellcome established its first store on Ice House Street in Central.
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Wellcome was the first supermarket to establish a Home Delivery Service division, and an average of 600 customers enjoyed this one-of-a-kind service through orders in person daily.
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Wellcome was the first to introduce a "self-service" retailing concept.
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Wellcome was the first to offer pre-packaged rice products in 1973.
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Later, Wellcome became the first supermarket to employ Electronic data interchange technology to improve the efficiency of operation.
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Wellcome opened its first 24-hour store in Great George Street, Causeway Bay on 23 October 1998.
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Wellcome introduced the "Vote For Your Favourite Brand" campaign in 2000 and soon opened a superstore at Tuen Mun Town Plaza.
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The Wellcome superstore introduced a new "one-stop" shopping service, embracing the concepts of both wet market and grocery shop under one roof.
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Wellcome began its double refund offer with lowest price guarantee by doubling the difference back to customers.
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Wellcome supermarkets sell products from DFI's Meadows and Yu Pin King private labels.
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