South Korean retail giant E-Mart has announced plans to sell about ten unprofitable stores in China.

Beijing-based supermarket retailer Jingkelong has announced that during the year 2010, it made a 11.2% operating revenue growth, which was mainly attributed to a 9.2% growth in its retail business and a 12.9% increase in the wholesale business.

Beijing-based supermarket operator Wumart Stores Inc. has announced that it plans to invest CNY400 million in store expansion in 2011.

President Chain Store, a subsidiary of Taiwan's Uni-President Group, has announced that it has set up a food and beverage joint venture in Shanghai with Japan's Royal Holdings.

German retailer Metro has announced that it has opened its first Chinese Metro for Horeca store in Shanghai's Huaihai Road shopping district, marking Metro's new store model's formal entry into China.

Lawson, Inc., the second largest chain convenience store group in Japan, has opened its first convenience store in Chongqing's Liangjiang New Area, reportedly ending Chongqing's history without a 24-hour convenience store.