Asian supermarket weekly ads: H Mart, Galleria, Mitsuwa and more

Asian supermarket weekly ads don’t change on one shared day. In Southern California, the H Mart ad turns over on Wednesday and the Galleria Market ad on Thursday, so a Los Angeles shopper gets two fresh Asian grocery ads in two days. H Mart’s other states can differ. Your region decides your ad, more than the chain does.

This guide covers the five Asian supermarket chains on our site: where each one operates, when the new ad starts, and how to get the most out of it.

1. Find your Asian supermarket weekly ad

These chains are regional. Some have about a hundred stores, others have a handful in one metro area. Here is what each one covers and when its ad starts.

Store	Where	New ad starts
H Mart	About 100 stores across the US	Wednesday (Southern California), varies by state
Galleria Market	California	Thursday
Mitsuwa Marketplace	CA, IL, NJ, TX, HI	Friday
Uwajimaya	Washington and Oregon	Wednesday
Zion Market	CA, TX, GA	Varies by region

Start days from the valid dates on each chain’s flyer, as collected on USA Weekly Ads. Store counts from each chain’s own site. Zion Market posts a separate sale for each region, so read the dates on yours.

A few facts about each chain help you read its ad:

• H Mart is a Korean-focused chain based in New Jersey. Its weekly ad page asks you to pick a state first and says offers vary by region. H Mart also says products and prices vary by region and store.
• Galleria Market publishes one combined weekly sale for its Galleria Market and HK Market stores.
• Mitsuwa Marketplace is a Japanese supermarket chain based in Torrance, California, with 13 locations in five states.
• Uwajimaya is a family-owned chain founded in 1928, with four stores: Seattle, Bellevue, and Renton in Washington, and Beaverton in Oregon.
• Zion Market is a Korean-American chain founded in San Diego in 1979, with a separate weekly sale for each region.

We don’t carry 99 Ranch yet. If it’s your main store, check its own site for the current ad, and use the tips below the same way.

2. Set your region before you plan

A national chain like Kroger mostly runs one schedule. These chains don’t, and it’s the most common way to get caught out.

The fix takes ten seconds. Open the ad, set your state, and read the “valid” dates before you write a single item on your list. If your phone remembers the state, you only do it once.

3. Compare price per pound, not package price

Asian supermarkets sell many staples in bigger packs than a mainstream grocery store: large rice bags, family packs of thin-sliced meat for hot pot or bulgogi, whole fish, and cases of noodles. A big pack can look expensive and still be the cheapest option in town.

What you see	What to compare
A large rice bag	Price per pound
A tray of thin-sliced meat	Price per pound, before marinade
Whole fish vs. fillets	Price per pound of what you will eat
Multi-packs of instant noodles	Price per pack

General shopping advice, not prices from a specific flyer.

The rule is simple: divide the sale price by the weight or the count, then compare that number with your usual store. Ignore the size of the package. Many flyers print the per-pound price for meat and seafood, which saves you the math.

4. Use the ad to stock the pantry

Fresh items get the front page, but the long-term savings at an Asian supermarket are in the pantry. Soy sauce, sesame oil, rice, dried noodles, frozen dumplings, and tea keep for weeks or months. When one of them is on sale, buy enough to last until the next time it’s on sale.

Here is an example of how that adds up on a single pantry item.

Regular shelf price

$8.99

Weekly ad sale price

−$2.50

You pay

$6.49

You save 28%

The example shows the habit: the saving on one bottle is modest, but buying two at the sale price means you never pay full price for it. Do that across ten pantry staples and the difference shows up on every receipt.

5. Stack two stores with different start days

If you live near more than one of these chains, the different start days are an advantage. In California, for example, H Mart starts on Wednesday and Galleria Market on Thursday. Open both, and you can compare the produce and meat deals before you pick where to shop that week.

You can also pair an Asian supermarket with a mainstream store. Buy the specialty items, produce, and seafood where they are cheapest, and get paper goods and cleaning supplies at a Kroger or Safeway that has them on sale.

Bonus: read the fine print once

Every chain prints a few rules on its ad. They vary, so read them once for your store.

• Valid dates. The exact start and end dates, usually at the top or the bottom.
• “While supplies last.” Some sale items don’t get a rain check. Shop early in the week for those.
• Limits. A “limit 2” or “limit 4” means the sale price applies only up to that quantity.
• Member or app prices. Some prices need a loyalty account or app. If a price has a note next to it, check what it requires.

Where to start

Find your chain in the table above, set your state, and open this week’s ad. Note the start day, and check the per-pound price on the front-page meat and seafood.