Hongqi Chain's some executives resign and the company accelerates development in the AI field and the Sichuan South region

According to the news from Zhitong Finance APP, Hongqi Chain (002697.SZ) announced that the current retail industry is facing a transformation period characterized by sluggish growth in traditional consumption, while emerging consumption and new technologies led by AI bring new opportunities. To adapt to the development needs under the new situation, the company is making adjustments to its management team. Today, the company's vice presidents Zhang Ying, Wan Chun, Hong Fan, and Yang Yuanbin submitted written resignation reports to the board of directors based on the adjustment situation. After the adjustment, the four vice presidents will no longer serve as vice presidents of the company but will continue to serve as the main responsible persons for their respective departments. At the same time, Yuan Jiguo resigned from the position of board secretary. To ensure the orderly operation of the company's board of directors and the company's information disclosure and other work, until a new board secretary is appointed, the company's chairman Yuan Jiguo will act as the board secretary. While deeply cultivating the Greater Chengdu area market, the company is also increasing its channel penetration in other regions of Sichuan Province to better serve the living needs of residents. To this end, the company is preparing a third logistics center in the southern Sichuan region. To accelerate technological innovation, the company is developing and innovating a robotic unmanned vending system. By collaborating with leading humanoid robot companies, it aims to integrate core technologies such as AI visual recognition and intelligent path planning to create intelligent retail solutions that combine flexibility and commercial value. At the same time, the company is actively laying out a talent strategy in the AI field, hoping to strengthen core capabilities such as algorithm optimization and autonomous decision-making of robots by introducing high-tech talents in the AI field in the future, thus promoting technological iteration and scenario expansion