Jiang Zengwei, the deputy director of China's Ministry of Commerce, and Fang Aiqing, the assistant director of the Ministry of Commerce, said during an interview that China plans to boost its overall consumption through five measures.

Although it entered the Chinese market 13 years ago, the development of South Korea's E-Mart has been slow. However, its newly appointed China president has stated that it will accelerate its expansion and will open 100 new stores by 2015.

Chinese electronics retailer Suning has released its 2009 Achievement Report and 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.

To mark World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, the Chinese home appliances retailer Suning published "China Home Appliances Chain Industry Service Blue Book for 2010", which details Suning's service achievements in the Chinese market.

According to reports in Reuters, the U.S. fast-food chain Subway plans to expand the number of its restaurants in China and aims to exceed the total number of McDonald's outlets in China in ten years.

L'Oreal Group, the global cosmetics group, has announced in Shanghai that it made revenues of CNY8.18 billion in mainland China in 2009, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%.