The British supermarket giant Tesco has signed a contract with Nanjing Wanda Plaza to open a Tesco supermarket in the Hexi New City area of Nanjing. The store is expected to open in December this year.

Tesco now has 58 hypermarkets in China plus five pilot convenience stores, reported China Retail News.

Other stores in the 275,000 sq metre Nanjing Wanda Plaza will include Vans Department Store, Wanda International Cinemas, Gome and Little Sheep.