Archive for April 2011

Burberry Upgrades 57 Stores On Chinese Mainland

Apr 18th, 2011 | By | Category: Clothing, Luxury Goods

To change its old-fashioned image and attract more young consumers, the British luxury brand Burberry has implemented full upgrade of its equipment in 57 retail stores in mainland China.



Aloft, Starwood's Sizzling "Style-At-A-Steal" Brand Continues Expansion In China

Apr 14th, 2011 | By | Category: Press Releases

With the debut of seven new hotels by 2013 in the region including Nanhai, Haiyang, Shangjie and Zhengdong New District in Zhengzhou, Dalian, Guangzhou and Yamcheng Shanghai, China (April 15, 2011) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Starwood Hotels & Resorts recently announced the opening of Aloft Nanhai, Foshan on February 1, 2011, the second Aloft hotel to open [...]



Pepsico To Build Food Manufacturing Base In Wuhan

Apr 12th, 2011 | By | Category: Food & Beverage

Pepsico Inc. has announced that it will build a new Chinese food manufacturing base in the Wuhan Food Industrial Processing Zone, Hubei.



Sheraton Hotels Will Drive Starwood's Portfolio Growth In 2011 And Widen Lead In China

Apr 11th, 2011 | By | Category: Press Releases

Global Powerhouse will open 25 New Properties in 2011, including 16 in China. Sheraton Represents 30% of all Starwood Hotels Development Pipeline – more than any other Starwood Brand White Plains, U.S. (April 11, 2011) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that its Sheraton brand continues to lead the [...]



Beijing Wumart To Invest CNY400 Million For China Store Expansion

Apr 11th, 2011 | By | Category: Food & Beverage, Supermarkets

Beijing-based supermarket operator Wumart Stores Inc. has announced that it plans to invest CNY400 million in store expansion in 2011.



Chinese Search Engine Will Shutter Its Internet Retail Operations

Apr 5th, 2011 | By | Category: Electronics

Chinese Internet search engine Baidu.com announced last week that it has started business adjustments concerning its Youa platform, and the consumer-to-consumer business of the platform will be closed in one month.