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The numbers came in hot
MINISO Group’s March quarter was basically a retail glow-up. Revenue rose 28.5% year over year to RMB 5.69 billion, topping expectations, while operating profit surged 114.3% and profit for the period nearly tripled. If you were wondering whether the value-lifestyle retailer still had fuel in the tank, this quarter loudly answered: yes.
China’s still doing the heavy lifting
The company said its MINISO Chinese Mainland business delivered its fifth straight quarter of accelerating growth, helped by mid-single-digit same-store sales growth. That matters because this isn’t just a story about opening more stores and hoping the math works out. It’s also a sign that the existing stores are still pulling their weight — always a good thing when you’re trying to convince investors this isn’t just expansion theater.
More stores, more momentum
MINISO ended March 31 with 8,565 stores, up 797 from a year earlier and 80 since the start of the year. That kind of network growth can be a double-edged sword — great if demand keeps up, awkward if it doesn’t — but this quarter suggests the expansion is landing with shoppers.
Big picture
For now, MINISO looks like one of those rare retailers that can grow the footprint and the profits at the same time. That’s the kind of setup Wall Street tends to like a lot, even when it’s wearing cartoon-character merchandise and a pink logo.