What are the present situation and existing problems of logistics distribution in chain supermarkets?

First of all, analyze the current situation of logistics distribution in supermarket chains.

Through the on-the-spot investigation of some supermarket chains and consulting a large number of documents, I think that the logistics distribution of supermarket chains in China at present mainly has the following remarkable characteristics:

1. There are many self-built distribution centers, mainly self-operated distribution mode.

Wal-Mart, the world's retail giant, believes that a distribution center can only support 100 ~ 120 branches, which can reflect its economies of scale. However, retail supermarket chains in China, regardless of their size, prefer to build their own distribution centers for self-distribution. According to relevant data, by the end of 2007, there were nearly 2,500 distribution centers in China retail supermarket chains, of which more than 1.5 million were self-built distribution centers. Many supermarkets don't consider their small scale and don't have enough funds to build and operate distribution centers, so many distribution centers simply can't meet the needs of supermarket distribution. It not only leads to low distribution efficiency and uneven distribution rate, but also wastes a lot of logistics resources. ...

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