Carrefour reopens following July 5 riot

URUMQI: France's Carrefour supermarket chain reopened its flagship Urumqi store yesterday, 17 days after it was forced to close following the July 5 riot.

The store in the Urumqi International Grand Bazaar complex is regarded as the main outlet among the company's three branches in the city, capital the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

"We are well prepared for the reopening," said Jerome Chevrier, general manager of Carrefour China's north and west regions.