According to reports in local media, Beijing Capital International Airport will launch six model rooms for convenience stores in its three terminal buildings before the end of 2009 to realize a unified convenience store image.

According to Yu Guoxiong, a spokesperson for Ting Hsin International Group, Ting Hsin plans to open the franchise rights of its convenience store brand FamilyMart in mainland China at the end of 2009.

Beijing-based supermarket chain Wumart Stores has published its financial report for the first half of 2009, stating that its sales through individual stores increased by 3.52% during the period.

Chinese retail company China Resources Vanguard has announced its new expansion plan and said it will open 10 to 15 convenience stores in Xi'an before the end of this year.

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".

Chinese supermarket and convenience store retailer Wumart Stores has published its annual financial report for 2008 and states that its net profit increased by 63% to CNY490 million in 2008.