UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): ~~April~~May 213, 2016

QKL STORES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	033-10893	75-2180652
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4 Nanreyuan Street

Dongfeng Road

Sartu District

163300 Daqing, PRC

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(011) 86-459-460-7825

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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(Former Name or Former Address, is Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

On ~~April~~November 213, ~~2016~~2015, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) notified QKL Stores Inc. (the “Company”) ~~received~~that afor ~~letter from~~ the ~~Nasdaq~~previous ~~Stock~~consecutive ~~Market~~30 ~~LLC~~trading ~~(“Nasdaq”).~~days the ~~Nasdaq~~market ~~explained~~value inof its ~~letter that~~publicly ~~companies~~held ~~listed~~shares onhad been below the ~~Nasdaq~~minimum ~~Capital~~US$1,000,000 ~~Market~~required for continued listing as set forth in Listing Rule Listing Rule 5550(a)(5) (the “~~Capital Market~~Rule”). ~~are~~Therefore, ~~required~~in toaccordance ~~maintain~~with aListing ~~minimum~~Rule of5810(c)(3)(D), $the Company was provided 180 calendar days, or until May 2,~~500~~ 2016,~~000 in~~ ~~stockholders’~~to ~~equity~~regain ~~for~~compliance ~~continued~~with ~~listing~~the Rule. ~~Since~~However, the Company’s ~~Form~~has ~~10-K~~not regained ~~for~~compliance with the ~~period~~Rule. ~~ended~~Accordingly, ~~December~~its 31securities will be delisted from Nasdaq. In that regard, ~~2015 reported~~trading ~~stockholders~~of the Company’s common ~~equity~~stock will be suspended at the opening of ~~($5~~business on May 12,~~510~~ 2016,~~186),~~ and asa ofForm ~~April~~25-NSE ~~20,~~will ~~2016~~be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which will remove the Company’s ~~does~~securities ~~not~~from ~~meet~~listing ~~the~~and ~~alternatives~~registration ofon ~~market~~Nasdaq. The Company’s ~~value~~securities ofmay ~~listed~~be ~~securities~~eligible orto ~~net~~continue ~~income~~to ~~from~~be ~~continuing~~quoted ~~operations,~~on the ~~Company~~OTC noBulletin ~~longer~~Board ~~complies~~or ~~with~~in ~~Nasdaq’s~~the ~~Listing Rule~~Pink Sheets in the future.

~~The~~Item ~~Company has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance~~5.02 IfDeparture ~~the~~of ~~plan~~Directors isor ~~accepted,~~Certain ~~Nasdaq~~Officers; ~~has~~Election ~~the~~of ~~right~~Directors; toAppointment ~~grant an extension~~ of upCertain toOfficers; ~~180~~Compensatory ~~calendar~~Arrangements ~~days~~of ~~from April~~Certain ~~21, 2016 to evidence compliance. In the event the Company does not regain compliance, it will receive written notification from Nasdaq that its securities are subject to delisting.~~Officers

~~SIGNATURES~~On May 3, 2016, Tsz Fung Philip Lo, Cheng Kam Ho and Jingyuan Gao provided the Company with notices of their resignation from the Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately. In addition, on that same date, Tsz-Kit Chan resigned as the Company’s CFO. There were no disagreements between Mr. Chan and the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices which resulted in his resignation. Zhuangyi Wang, the Company’s CEO, will also assume the position of the Company’s CFO, effective immediately.

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~2

~~QKL STORES INC. By: /s/ Tsz-Kit Chan Name: Title: Tsz-Kit Chan Chief Financial Officer~~SIGNATURES

~~Date:~~Pursuant ~~April~~to 22the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2016~~the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	QKL STORES INC.


	By:	/s/ Zhuangyi Wang
	Name: Title:	Zhuangyi Wang Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 4, 2016

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