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M&G reopens a 3,500 m² Shenyang flagship with Jiumu

The company calls the refurbished Shenyang location its largest stationery store in China, combining pens and school supplies with Jiumu lifestyle retail.

Opening ceremony outside the M&G and Jiumu Shenyang flagship
The Shenyang flagship’s September 22 opening ceremony. Photo: M&G. Original source

M&G has reopened its Shenyang flagship as a 3,500-square-metre combination of stationery retail and Jiumu lifestyle goods. The refurbished store opened on September 22, 2026, at Longzhimeng Shopping Center in Shenyang’s Dadong district.

In its September 24 announcement, M&G calls it the company’s largest stationery store in China. That is M&G’s description of its own network, rather than a claim to be China’s largest stationery shop of any brand.

A long-running store gets a new format

The business traces its start to 1999, when M&G says its first northeastern China shop sold three pen products from a small storefront. It expanded over the following years. The 3,500 m² figure describes the current store, not an additional 3,500 m² created by this refurbishment.

Shoppers browsing a writing-instrument display at the Shenyang store
Writing instruments are part of the refurbished store’s broader assortment. Opening photographs: M&G. Source: M&G.

The new layout combines M&G stationery with Jiumu’s creative and lifestyle merchandise, serving school-shopping needs alongside purchases for adults and families. The company describes a browsing-led layout with changing displays as customers move through the shop.

Bringing Jiumu into the flagship

Jiumu sign above merchandise inside the Shenyang flagship
Jiumu branding and merchandise inside the flagship. Photo: M&G. Source: M&G.

M&G puts Jiumu’s national network at nearly 900 stores and more than 20 million members. Those are brand-wide figures, not this store’s visitors or customers.

The commercial bet is easy to see: give a routine stationery trip more reasons to turn into a longer browse. The reopening shows how M&G wants that retail mix to work at flagship scale. It does not yet show how well it sells; the announcement provides no refurbishment cost or post-opening sales figures.