American sportswear maker Nike has published its financial results for 2011 fiscal year, from May 2010 to May 2011, stating that its sales in the Greater China market reached USD2.06 billion, a year-on-year increase of 18%; and a 16% increase excluding the exchange rate factors.

The Swedish fashion apparel brand H&M opened its second store in Guangzhou at Grandview Mall on October 14, 2010, following the opening of the first at China Plaza.

According to Han Gang, the senior vice president for Walt Disney Greater China, Disney will launch a new strategy to develop the markets in third-tier cities in China with a specially designed new retail store brand Toonsland.

The South Korean Lotte Group has signed a contract with Weihai Jiulong Real Estate to open a new Lotte Mart in the Weihai Economic and Technical Development Zone in Shandong.

The world's first Barbie flagship store will be opened in Shanghai in March 2009 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the doll.

Japanese retail giant Takashimaya and Gubei Group, a subsidiary of China Enterprise, have jointly announced that Takashimaya will open a new department store in Gubei, Shanghai.