Chinese hotpot restaurant chain Little Sheep has published its semi-annual financial report for the first half of 2009.

Chinese dairy company Mengniu has published its financial report for the first half of 2009.

Carrefour has signed a new project with Hunter Real Estate, a local real estate company in Guiyang, marking the international retailer's entry into the capital of Guizhou province.

Chinese dairy firm Bright Dairy has published its performance report for the first half of 2009 showing a net profit of CNY45.33 million, a decrease of 67.8% year-on-year.

Chinese retail information solutions provider Changyi Technologies has set up a strategic partnership with the retail solutions provider Retalix, to provide more advanced information technology to Chinese retail enterprises.

Lianhua Supermarket has reported that its board of directors has approved the acquisition of Hualian Supermarket for CNY492 million.