AEON, which operates AEON supermarkets and department stores, said it plans to open 13 new stores this year, including 10 in Hong Kong and three in mainland China, according to Ming Pao.

Executive Director and Managing Director Takefumi Nagashima said on an online results briefing that the group plans to add about five AEON Mono Mono stores in Hong Kong in the second half, including the already opened Chi Fu store. It expects to open two more stores in September at Science Park and Belvedere Garden in Tsuen Wan, and another store in October at 101 Kings Road in North Point.