According to the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, the total retail sales in Hong Kong increased by 10.4% to HKD22.8 billion in August and the total retail sales value and the total retail sales volume in the first eight months of 2008 increased by 15% and 8.3% respectively.

In accordance with a recommendation from the Beijing government for traffic diversion during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, from July 20, 2008 to September 20, 2008, some large-scale department stores in Beijing will adjust their opening time to 10 am and their closing time will also be postponed accordingly.

New World Department Store says that it will open two new department stores — in Wuhan and Beijing.

From October 1, 2008, a new local standard of security technology protection system will be implemented in retail businesses in Shanghai.

In the second half of 2008, Hart Schaffner Marx, one of the biggest suit makers in the U.S., will enter the Chinese market through Youngor's mature network.

Retail sales for the first quarter of 2008 in Macau is reported to have been MOP4.55 billion — an increase of 46% compared with the same period last year.