According to reports in local media, the U.S.-based retailer Wal-Mart has started to tap China's convenience store market with a new brand "Huixuan".

According to a report in Britain's The Times, the British retailer Tesco will build its first shopping center in Fushun, Liaoning province, to expand its business in the Chinese market.

Metro, one of the world's largest retailers, has announced it has stopped supplying plastic bags in its 38 retailing sites in China.

The France-headquartered retail giant Carrefour has announced that its major management restructuring in China is complete.

Wal-Mart has opened a new outlet, its 148th store in China, on the second and third floors of Changshan Lake Shopping Plaza in Changle city, Fujian.

Beijing-based supermarket chain Chaoshifa has announced plans to open a flagship store with an area of nearly 10,000 square meters in Beijing's Fengtai District.