Chinese supermarket operator Lianhua has formed a partnership with Japan's Growell Group and Shanghai-based Meiribuy to create a three-way cosmeceutical joint venture.

Aeon Stores (Hong Kong) Company Limited has announced that Aeon MaxValue Prime, its first premium supermarket in Hong Kong, has opened.

APiTA, one of the top four Japanese department store giants, will officially enter the Chinese mainland market, following the establishment of its first overseas branch in Hong Kong in 2007.

Japanese retail group Aeon will open a new outlet on Yanji road in Qingdao on December 18, 2009, and will also open two more new stores in Teda Shopping Center in Tianjin and Jiayu Sun City Plaza in Guangzhou.

Aeon has commenced trial operation of a new Jusco store in Xinzhou village, Shenzhen.

The Guangdong-based department store retailer Jusco, a subsidiary of the Japanese retail giant Aeon, has accelerated its expansion in the Chinese market with a new project in Popark, Guangzhou.