At a meeting convened by Beijing Municipal Commission of Commerce and covering sectors in Beijing in 2010, it was reported that in 2009 retail sales in Beijing were CNY530.99 billion, an increase of 15.7% year-on-year.

Boston, USA-based footwear brand New Balance has announced the opening of its first concept experience store in Shanghai.

China Mobile Beijing branch and the Beijing-based hypermarket retailer Wumart Stores have signed a strategic cooperation agreement on payment by mobile phone.

According to data provided by Bureau of Statistics of Beijing, the revenue of star-grade hotels in the city decreased by 9.7% year-on-year in 2009.

Taiwanese decoration supplies company Hola has announced the opening of two new stores in mainland China at the beginning of 2010: the Suzhou Jinji Lake Hola store and the Hola Yueda 889 store.

Chinese telecom operator China Unicom has announced that its first flagship store under the company's 3G brand "Wo" has been opened in Beijing.