Chinese-Owned Stores Spread Across the Sula Valley

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 21, 2026 · Originally reported October 21, 2026 by La Prensa

Chinese-owned stores are expanding fast across Honduras's Sula Valley, now operating in Potrerillos, Choloma, Villanueva, Santa Cruz de Yojoa, El Progreso, and San Pedro Sula, where they undercut prices on general merchandise, hardware, and furniture but draw protests from local merchants who say their sales are falling.

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