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Pearl River Mart

Logo: pearlriver.com3

Asian American retail brand, established 1971

Pearl River Mart is an Asian-American retail brand and family-run business in New York City. The business was founded in 1971 in Chinatown, Manhattan, as Chinese Native Products by Ming Yi Chen and a group of student activists from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Pearl River Mart (52142190696)
Photo: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Pearl River Mart is an Asian-American retail brand and family-run business in New York City. The business was founded in 1971 in Chinatown, Manhattan, as Chinese Native Products by Ming Yi Chen and a group of student activists from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.2

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