If you've driven past the intersection of Cambie and No. 4 roads, you could hardly miss a corner store with an eye-catching bright green sign "Luniu Market."
But the sign has recently been taken off and the store has changed hands, according to Luniu Mall, the company that was behind the store headquartered in south Richmond.
Luniu Mall, an online Asian food distribution platform, was founded by Richmond resident Leo Lu in 2014, specializing in Asian products and trendy Chinese snacks.
The company opened its bricks-and-mortar location, Luniu Market, on Cambie Road about a year ago, selling lottery tickets, cigarettes and groceries.
"We have sold the store and are now fully focused on e-commerce," said a spokesperson for the company.
"We are also expanding to wholesaling to restaurants and greenhouse farming."
They plan to share details on these up-coming operations later.
The company's e-commerce business grew rapidly during the pandemic with more than 6,000 customers in the Lower Mainland and Victoria, Lu told the Richmond News a year ago.
Instead of getting products from local wholesalers, Luniu selects many of its products directly from the Asian market. Its products are especially popular among young Asian Canadian customers.
Some of the unique products the platform has sold include Chinese bayberries, jelly oranges, mangosteens, heart-shaped lemons and portunidae crabs.
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