As at Dec 31, 2021, DFI and its associates and joint ventures operate a total of 10,286 stores across 12 markets ranging from China to Vietnam to Singapore, up from 9,997 stores at the end of FY2020. They range from supermarkets, hypermarkets, health and beauty (H&B) stores, convenience stores, home furnishing stores, and restaurants.
For many consumers in Asia, it is difficult to avoid spending with DFI Retail Group Holdings as they go about eating or shopping, be it getting a latte from Starbucks, a sofa set from Ikea or groceries from the Giant supermarket.
Hong Kong and Guangzhou residents would have eaten often at an F&B outlet under Maxim’s group, which is 50% held by DFI. The brands range from the upmarket Maxim’s Palace chain of Cantonese restaurants to steakhouse Lawry’s The Prime Ribs and from Genki Sushi to Ippudo Ramen.
