Miniso's nearest audiences are dominated by food and dining — not other retailers. Eight of the top 10 neighbors by similarity are in Restaurants & Eateries, spanning fast casual, QSR, and juice-and-smoothie formats, with no other department store appearing until Macy's at position 18 in the broader set.
The shape is broad: scores run from 0.92 down to 0.84 across the top 10, with no single neighbor pulling far ahead of the rest. The Habit Burger Grill leads at 0.92, followed closely by In-N-Out Burger at 0.89 and 24 Hour Fitness at 0.88. Yogurtland (0.88) and Chevron Extra Mile (0.88) round out the top five. The subcategory breakdown across the top 10 is: four QSR entries (In-N-Out Burger, Yogurtland, El Pollo Loco, Jamba — noting Jamba sits in Juice and Smoothies), three Fast Casual Dining (The Habit Burger Grill, The Flame Broiler, WaBa Grill), one Gas Station (Chevron Extra Mile), one Fitness Centers and Gyms (24 Hour Fitness), and one Footwear entry (Vans at 0.85). The only non-food, non-fuel neighbor in the top 10 is Vans — a cross-category outlier in an otherwise food-and-fuel cluster.
The pattern suggests Miniso's audience composition resembles that of everyday-errand and quick-service brands far more than it resembles other general merchandise or department store audiences.