''Tang Frères'' ("Tang Brothers") is an

Asian supermarket In the West or non-Asian countries, an Asian supermarket largely describes a category of grocery stores that focuses and stocks items and products imported from countries located in the Far East (e.g. East, Southeast and South Asia). These st ...

chain based in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, one of the ''quartier chinois'' (

Chinatown A Chinatown () is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Aust ...

) of the

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of France. Tang Frères is known as the biggest Asian supermarket chain west of China. The company has in fact diversified to other activities, including import of Asian DVDs and TV broadcasting. Tang Frères has several retail outlets throughout Paris and its immediate suburbs, as well as an outlet in

Vientiane Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...

, the capital of

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist s ...

– the country of origin of the company's founding brothers. Next to the Ivry's Tang Frères supermarket lies

Paristore Paris Store or Paristore is an Asian supermarket situated in France in the region of Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Roubaix, Strasbourg, Toulouse, and Tours. It has more than 20 branches, including one in the 13ème arrondissement, Paris, 13th arrondi ...

, another major Asian supermarket from France.

References

External links

Tang Frères website
(Archive) Retail companies established in 1976 Asian-French culture Shops in Paris Supermarkets of France 13th arrondissement of Paris {{retail-company-stub