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Best Mart 360 Reports Interim Revenue Growth to HK$1.44 billion
Proposed an interim dividend of HK11.0 cents per share
Highlights:
- Revenue increased to approximately HK$1,436.6 million.
- Gross profit increased to approximately HK$518.2 million.
- Profit attributable to owners of the Company amounted to approximately HK$120.7 million.
- As at 30 June 2025, the Group operated a total of 178 chain retail stores
- Basic earnings per share was approximately HK12.1 cents. The Board recommended the payment of interim dividend of HK11.0 cents per share.
Financial Highlights:
| For the 6 months ended 30 Jun | |||
| HK$’000 | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
| Revenue | 1,436,576 | 1,393,691 | +3.1% |
| Sales derived from private label products | 251,203 | 234,630 | +7.1% |
| Gross profit | 518,177 | 507,938 | +2.0% |
| Interim dividend per share (HK cents) | 11.0 | 11.0 | – – |
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 28 August 2025 – Best Mart 360 Holdings Limited (“Best Mart 360” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 2360.HK), a leading leisure food retailer in Hong Kong, announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2025 (“the Period under Review”). During the Period under Review, the revenue recorded by the Group amounted to approximately HK$1,436,576,000, representing an increase of approximately 3.1% as compared to approximately HK$1,393,691,000 for the six months ended 30 June 2024 (the “Corresponding Period Last Year”).
During the Period under Review, profit attributable to owners of the Company amounted to approximately HK$120,652,000.
For the six months ended 30 June 2025, gross profit of the Group were approximately HK$518,177,000, representing an increase of approximately 2.0%, as compared to gross profits of approximately HK$507,938,000 for the six months ended 30 June 2024; and gross profit margin for the six months ended 30 June 2025 was approximately 36.1%. During the Period under Review, basic earnings per share of the Group was approximately HK12.1 cents. The Board recommended the payment of interim dividend of HK11.0 cents per share.
BUSINESS REVIEW
CHAIN RETAIL STORES
As at 30 June 2025, the Group operated a total of 178 chain retail stores, including 172 chain retail stores in Hong Kong and 6 chain retail stores in Macau, respectively. During the Period under Review, the Group continued to adopt its store optimization strategy by continuously improving the product display, store appearance and procurement arrangements, to provide customers with a better shopping environment and experience, and to showcase the Company’s further diversified product portfolio and good brand image.
In 2021, the Group launched a new global wine and food shop “FoodVille”, targeting mid-to-high end and global quality food products. These include fine wines, premium chocolates, health foods, cheese, Western sauces and ingredients from various countries and regions, catering to the market’s pursuit of a high-quality living and expanding the Group’s customer base. As at 30 June 2025, the Group operated a total of 8 stores under the relevant retail brand.
During the Period under Review, the ratio of rental expenses (on a cash basis) to sales revenue of the Group’s retail stores was approximately 9.6%.
THE PRODUCTS
During the Period under Review, the Group adhered to the global procurement strategy and strived to provide customers with a wide range of products from all over the world with diversified choices. During the Period under Review, the Group sold over 1,050 brands and more than 2,870 stock keeping units (“SKUs”) of products in total, offering customers a diversified range of choices. The Group continued to optimise its product portfolio, phasing out older items for new products and flavours, staying abreast of changes in customer demands.
To enrich our product mix and maintain effective control over product qualities and supplies and profitability, the Group continued to actively develop its private label products during the period. During the Period under Review, sales derived from private label products amounted to approximately HK$251,203,000 (for the six months ended 30 June 2024: approximately HK$234,630,000), accounted for approximately 17.5% of the Group’s overall revenue for the Period under Review.
The Group had a total of 12 private labels and approximately 259 SKUs of products, including masks, canned Chinese delicacies, cereals, milk, honey, nuts and dried fruits as well as a wide range of leisure food products.
MEMBERSHIP SCHEME AND MARKETING & PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES
As at 30 June 2025, the number of the Group’s registered fans and members was approximately 2,243,198 (30 June 2024: approximately 2,214,680). The number of mobile app members has reached approximately 1,238,775 as of 30 June 2025 (30 June 2024: approximately 1,112,031).
The Group conducted various marketing and promotional activities during the Period under Review, including the launch of the “Best Price (至優價)”, “Monday Reward (狂賞星期一)”, “Wednesday Reward (週三即日賞)”, “Instant Redemption Upon Purchase (一買即換)” and other promotional campaign, which continuously provided customers with a series of special offers for selected quality products to express our gratitude for our customers’ support and to enhance customer loyalty.
Meanwhile, the Group continued to advertise through television, newspapers, social media platforms and other media channels, which successfully obtained repeat customers, attracted new customers and greatly promoted the discussions about the Group in the market.
EMPLOYEES
As at 30 June 2025, the number of full-time and part-time employees of the Group was 1,187 (31 December 2024: 1,230). The year-on-year decrease was primarily due to an increase in full-time staff alongside a reduction in part-time staff, aimed at enhancing the service quality in stores. In order to retain staff and to suitably incentivise employees of the Group so as to increase staff cohesion and loyalty, the Group regularly reviews and updates its employee benefit plans and remuneration packages with reference to labour market supply and labour cost trend, as well as individual performance. Staff costs (excluding Directors’ emoluments) of the Group accounted for approximately 9.7% of revenue during the Period under Review (for the six months ended 30 June 2024: approximately 10.0%).
OUTLOOK
Amid escalating global geopolitical conditions, economic prospects remain fraught with uncertainties. Coupled with the changes in consumer spending patterns in recent years, the growing popularity of cross-border consumption has further hindered the recovery of the retail industry in Hong Kong. The Group anticipates that the retail business environment will remain challenging this year. The Group will remain prudent in conducting business, actively explore new products and new markets, and explore opportunities for diversified development. Simultaneously, the Group will continue to enhance internal operational efficiency, promote and refine management practices, optimise business processes, and control costs. The Group will closely monitor factors affecting its operations, flexibly adjust and implement relevant strategies flexibly timely to deliver the best returns for shareholders and investors.
Looking ahead, the Group will seize market opportunity to expand its store network of its major retail brands, namely the “Best Mart 360º (優品360º)” and “FoodVille”. By leveraging the “dual brand” model, the Group aims to meet the needs of different customer segments for quality food. The Group will review the operation of existing retail outlets regularly to adjust its operational strategy as needed. In addition, in June this year, the Group officially joined the foodpanda mall platform, enabling customers to purchase products online conveniently, expanding sales channels and boosting revenue.
The Group remains committed to its business mission of “Best Quality” and “Best Price”. It will actively seek upstream suppliers to enrich its product portfolio while maintaining a competitive edge in pricing. On the other hand, the Group will continue to actively explore different categories of food products globally to enhance the development of its own brand products to meet the market demand for daily necessities and provide customers with a more diversified range of choices.Hashtag: #BestMart360 #優品360
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Best Mart 360 Holdings Limited
Best Mart 360 Holdings Limited, mainly operates chain retail stores under the brand “Best Mart 360˚”. It offers wide collection of imported prepackaged leisure foods and other grocery products, principally from overseas. The Group’s business objective is to offer “Best Quality” and “Best Price” products to customers through continuous efforts on global procurement with a mission to provide comfortable shopping environment and pleasurable shopping experience to customers. As at 30 June 2024, the Group operates 178 retail stores that are strategically located at 18 districts in Hong Kong and Macau. In addition, the Group’s new global gourmet store, “FoodVille”, was officially opened in September 2021, which mainly provides globally sourced medium-to-high-end quality food products.
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Marriott’s 2025 Cage-Free Pledge in the Spotlight as Field Visit Raises Animal Welfare and Hygiene Concerns
Field visit finds dead birds, eggs surrounded by faeces and fly infestations at egg farm whose operators claim to supply Marriott properties
- Eggs stored directly on the floor, surrounded by dirt, feathers and excrement
- Swarms of flies around birds and their food
- Accumulated faeces on and underneath cages
- Dead birds discarded around the facility
- Birds with severe eye injuries or blindness
- Birds crammed into dirty wire cages
- Poor access to water
Hashtag: #HelpMarriottFindAsia #AnimalWelfare #CorporateAccountability #EthicalSourcing #FoodSafety
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Linklogis Releases 2025 Annual Results: Total Volume of Processed Supply Chain Assets Exceeds RMB500 Billion, Unveiling the “SC+ Platform”
In addition, Linklogis has always placed shareholder interests at the core of its corporate governance, rewarding investors’ trust through sustained and tangible actions. In August 2025, the Board approved a new share repurchase program of no less than US$80 million to be implemented over a one-year period. Under this repurchase program, the company has cumulatively repurchased shares totaling HK$365 million (approximately US$47 million), demonstrating its confidence in its long-term value through concrete actions.
Focusing on Core Business, Accelerating Business Structure Optimization
In 2025, Linklogis remained focused on its core business and accelerated the optimization of its business structure. The total volume of supply chain assets processed by its technology solutions reached RMB508.1 billion, up 27% year-on-year. With a market share of 22%, the company ranked first in the industry for the sixth consecutive year. The number of anchor enterprises served increased to 3,145, including 54 of China’s Top 100 enterprises and 151 of China’s Top 500 enterprises, while the number of financial institution partners reached 428, further improving the efficiency of industry-finance collaboration.
Linklogis’ supply chain finance technology solutions include Anchor Cloud, which consists of Multi-tier Transfer Cloud, AMS Cloud and Treasury Cloud, as well as FI Cloud, which consists of ABS Cloud and eChain Cloud. In 2025, the total volume of supply chain assets processed by Anchor Cloud reached RMB369.6 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 31%. The total volume of supply chain assets processed by Multi-tier Transfer Cloud reached RMB304.2 billion, surging 47% year-on-year, with its contribution to the group’s total asset volume rising from 52% in 2024 to 60% in 2025. The total volume of supply chain assets processed by AMS Cloud, however, was RMB65.4 billion, down 13% year-on-year due to the continued decline in issuance volume in the supply chain asset securitization market.
The total volume of supply chain assets processed by FI Cloud reached RMB128.9 billion, up 20% year-on-year. Both ABS Cloud and eChain Cloud recorded solid double-digit growth in transaction volume, contributing to a 25% year-on-year increase in FI Cloud revenue. In the ABS Cloud segment, the total volume of supply chain assets processed reached RMB69.1 billion, rising 28% year-on-year. In the eChain Cloud segment, the total volume of supply chain assets processed reached RMB59.7 billion, increasing 13% year-on-year.
Linklogis focused on six key industries, including infrastructure and construction, new energy and advanced manufacturing, and worked with its subsidiary Bytter Technology to deepen targeted cross-selling, achieving breakthroughs in high-quality customer acquisition. Leveraging its one-stop comprehensive industrial-finance solutions and innovative scenario-based applications, Linklogis worked with a number of central and state-owned enterprises and leading private enterprises, including Shougang Group, China Coal Mine Construction Group Corporation and JA Solar Technology, to launch integrated industrial-finance platform projects. At the same time, it provided targeted support to 17 high-quality enterprises, including Shanghai Construction Group, Yunnan Construction and Investment Holding Group and Luzhou Laojiao, covering scenarios such as order financing, bill collateral, and supply chain bill transfer, supporting coordinated growth in both scale and value creation.
Building the “Second Growth Curve”, Unlocking Global Trade Finance Potential
2025 marked a pivotal year for Linklogis’ international business as the company embarked on a new chapter and accelerated the development of its “second growth curve.” During the year, Linklogis officially launched a comprehensive rebranding of its international business, introducing “Unloq” as its new identity for the global market, reflecting its vision of unlocking the potential and efficiency of global trade finance. Guided by a core strategy centered on cross-border trade corridors, scenario-based finance and technology-driven risk management, Unloq is committed to building a globally connected digital supply chain finance platform with strong local execution capabilities.
In line with its core strategy, the company has leveraged its cloud-native technology to launch the innovative “SC+ Platform”, designed to connect global real-world trade with digital finance. The “SC+” signifies its core function of connecting smart contracts with compliant digital payment instruments, forming a technology-enabled solution for global trade finance. The platform is dedicated to building the next-generation digital infrastructure for global trade finance and addressing systemic challenges in cross-border trade, including credit verification, fund turnover, and clearing and settlement efficiency. Through the platform, funders can utilize various compliant payment methods to purchase trade receivables.
To date, Unloq has completed the deployment of the core architecture of the SC+ Platform. Working with multiple commercial partners, Unloq has advanced the rollout of innovative applications leveraging compliant digital payment methods. In 2025, Linklogis successfully secured the bid for a Web3.0-based supply chain finance platform project for a leading central state-owned enterprise, marking a new milestone in its technological capabilities and industry recognition in the field of digital trade infrastructure.
In its international business, Unloq accelerated the expansion of cross-border trade services. In addition to traditional B2B goods trade, cross-border e-commerce and online travel agencies, it also expanded into cross-border logistics, bringing the total number of platform customers to 1,550, representing a net year-on-year increase of 451. With the deeper penetration of the SC+ Platform in cross-border trade finance, the continued expansion of its global localized service network, and the accelerated integration of solutions supporting Chinese enterprises’ overseas expansion, Linklogis’ cross-border and international business is expected to enter a phase of exponential growth in both asset volume and revenue in 2026, embarking on a new chapter of high-quality and sustainable development.
Advancing the “AI-powered Industrial Finance” Strategy: From Internal Empowerment to Industry Value Co-Creation
Linklogis remains committed to its “AI-powered Industrial Finance” strategy and continues to promote the deep integration of AI with supply chain finance across the entire value chain. Built on years of technological expertise and scenario-based refinement, its AI capabilities have evolved from internal productivity tools into a sophisticated intelligence engine that empowers the entire industrial ecosystem. By deeply integrating leading domestic large language models with its proprietary supply chain finance scenario knowledge graph and multimodal business elements, the company has systematically advanced the ongoing iteration and capability enhancement of its self-developed vertical model, LDP-GPT. Building on this foundation, Linklogis has developed the “BeeLink AI Agent” product matrix, covering more than ten core scenarios including intelligent trade document checking, intelligent PBOC registration, intelligent KYC, and intelligent risk management.
In 2025, BeeLink AI Agent continued to deliver breakthroughs in market penetration and commercialization. The number of customers served rose to 42, including domestic and overseas financial institutions and industry leaders such as Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of Hangzhou, and China Electrical Equipment Finance. Processing efficiency improved by 20 times, while accuracy in key processes reached 99%. As AI continues to evolve toward an agent-based paradigm, Linklogis will take “AI Agent+” as a strategic lever to comprehensively upgrade BeeLink AI Agent from functional tools to intelligent collaboration. It will prioritize breakthroughs in advanced capabilities such as cross-system task coordination, natural-language interactive decision-making, and adaptive workflow optimization, enabling customers to move from point intelligence to enterprise-wide intelligence, and from business insights to intelligent decision-making, thereby delivering end-to-end value across the entire value chain.
Linklogis actively responded to China’s “dual carbon” strategy and high-quality development agenda by embedding ESG principles into product innovation and the entire service lifecycle, leveraging technology to advance green finance, inclusive finance, and sustainable development. In 2025, the volume of sustainable supply chain assets served by the company exceeded RMB66.8 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 80%, with its share of total serviced assets rising from 9% in 2024 to 13% in 2025. During the year, SMEs that obtained financing through Linklogis Supply Chain Multi-tier AR Transfer Platform benefited from an average financing cost of only 2.85%. The company continued to deepen its presence in four key sectors—renewable energy, rural revitalization, environmental protection, and public health—while further expanding into sustainable sectors such as the new energy vehicle supply chain, green buildings, and the circular economy. Through these initiatives, it directed financial resources more precisely to key segments that generate both green and low-carbon benefits and strong social impact, gradually building a broader and more influential sustainable development ecosystem that integrates industry and finance.
Expanding Full-scenario Deployment, Enhancing the Smart Industrial Finance Treasury Product Matrix
Through the acquisition of Bytter Technology, Linklogis made a strategic entry into the corporate treasury management sector. By synergizing management teams and business operations, the company successfully established the Treasury Cloud product line, providing diverse customers with end-to-end treasury management services covering settlement operations, cash planning, financing management, risk monitoring, and intelligent decision-making. As a key component of Linklogis’ “Smart Industrial Finance Treasury” strategy, Treasury Cloud is anchored by a dual-engine approach powered by AI and data, and has established a comprehensive product matrix, including the F1 treasury management system and T6 cash management system for anchor enterprises, the bank treasury system for financial institutions, and the Yingzilian SaaS platform for SMEs.
Since September 11, 2025, Bytter Technology has been consolidated into the group’s financial statements. The integration of the Treasury Cloud business has been fully completed. Linklogis will continue to deepen resources integration and business collaboration between Treasury Cloud and the group’s other supply chain finance technology businesses in areas such as product R&D, channel expansion and customer service. The company will accelerate the development of an integrated, intelligent and scalable Smart Industrial Finance Treasury platform, providing customers with one-stop digital solutions covering treasury management and industrial-finance collaboration.
Charles Song, founder, Chairman and CEO of Linklogis, said: “The year 2026 marks the tenth anniversary of Linklogis. As we stand at the threshold of a new decade, we will remain firmly committed to a core strategy of being technology-driven and globally connected, while steadfastly advancing our dual-engine approach of deepening domestic industrial finance and expanding global digital trade. We will seize opportunities amid transformation and strengthen our competitive advantages through innovation. In the domestic market, we will continue to advance the “AI-powered Industrial Finance” strategy. Anchored by the comprehensive upgrade of BeeLink AI Agent, we will accelerate AI’s evolution from scenario-based enablement to ecosystem-level collaboration. At the same time, leveraging our full-stack capabilities in Smart Industrial Finance Treasury solutions, we will continue to refine our integrated one-stop solutions, consolidate our market leadership, and ensure the steady growth of our core business. In international markets, we will accelerate the expansion of global cross-border digital trade networks through Unloq and roll out the SC+ Platform along key global trade corridors. We aim to become a key builder and connector in the ongoing digital and intelligent transformation of global trade finance. The future is already unfolding. Only the adaptable can prevail, and only the persistent can go the distance. With technology as our oar and industry as our vessel, Linklogis will continue to join forces with our partners, embarking together on the magnificent journey toward a digital and intelligent future for global industrial finance.”
Hashtag: #Linklogis
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CK Life Sciences’ Sequencio Therapeutics Presents the Latest Vaccine Research Advancements at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
These presentations mark Sequencio’s first major scientific unveiling since its formation and showcase significant advancements in next‑generation cancer vaccine technologies based on Sequencio’s proprietary TrueHLA™ Epitope‑to‑Efficacy™ translational design framework, which enables rational, data‑driven vaccine development across circRNA, mRNA, peptide, and protein‑based platforms.
Collectively, Sequencio’s five AACR 2026 presentations highlight a consistent theme: rationally designed cancer vaccines that demonstrate robust immunogenicity and compelling anti‑tumour activity across multiple targets and modalities in preclinical models. These data underscore the strength of Sequencio’s approach to translating antigen selection into functional immune responses and tumour control. Building on this foundation, Sequencio is prioritizing its most promising programs for IND‑enabling studies, with the goal of accelerating select vaccine candidates into early‑stage clinical development through strategic partnerships and global collaboration.
Dr Melvin Toh, Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer of CK Life Sciences, expressed, “Sequencio’s cancer vaccine pipeline continues to advance with strong momentum. Our AACR 2026 presentations underscore both the scientific promise of our vaccines and the disciplined execution driving their progress. We look forward to building on this foundation as we advance next‑generation immunotherapies for patients.”
The AACR Annual Meeting is a gathering central to the global cancer research community, bringing together scientists, clinicians, other healthcare professionals, survivors, patients and advocates every year to share the latest breakthroughs and developments in cancer science and medicine. Last year, the 2025 Annual Meeting attracted 22,100 in-person participants from 85 countries.
Scientific Poster Presentations by Sequencio Therapeutics at AACR 2026
All five posters will be presented on 21 April 2026.
1. p53 Modified Shared Neoantigen Vaccine (Poster Number: 4361)
Title: Single amino acid residue substitution to improve immunogenicity of HLA peptides targeting p53 neoantigen
Authors: Chi Han Samson Li, Hong Wang, Kin Tak Chan, Genwei Zhang, Zhenghui Wang, Lipeng Lai, Melvin Toh
2. IGF1R Cancer Vaccine (Poster Number: 4368)
Title: Vaccine targeting IGF1R induces neutralizing antibody and robust anti‑tumor activity in a syngeneic mouse colon cancer model
Authors: Kenneth Nansheng Lin, Melvin Toh, Hong Wang
3. B7‑H3 Cancer Vaccine (Poster Number: 4369)
Title: B7-H3 vaccine induces robust humoral and cellular immunity and inhibits tumor growth in mice
Authors: Kenneth Nansheng Lin, Melvin Toh, Hong Wang
4. TROP2 circRNA + IL‑7 Combination Vaccine (Poster Number: 4370)
Title: TROP2‑circular RNA vaccine and IL7 synergistically inhibit TROP2+ tumor growth in mouse models
Authors: Zirong He, Yanan Li, Antong Li, Xiaoxuan Liu, Kenneth Nansheng Lin, Fan Yan Meng, Melvin Toh, Hong Wang
5. Claudin‑6 Cancer Vaccine (Poster Number: 4375)
Title: Claudin 6 vaccines effectively inhibit tumor growth in a syngeneic mouse colon cancer model
Authors: Na Wang, Lam Chow, Melvin Toh, Hong Wang
Hashtag: #CKLifeSciences #Sequencio #CancerVaccines #R&D #Pharmaceutical #AACR
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CK Life Sciences Int’l., (Holdings) Inc.
CK Life Sciences Int’l., (Holdings) Inc. (stock code: 0775) is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. With a mission of improving the quality of life, CK Life Sciences is engaged in healthcare research and development, with operating businesses that enable its R&D sustainability. Regarding pharmaceutical research and development, CK Life Sciences’ operations are focused on conducting research and development into cancer vaccines, RNA therapeutics and pain management solutions. CK Life Sciences is a member of the CK Hutchison Group. For additional information, please visit www.ck-lifesciences.com.
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