European sports supplies retailer Decathlon has signed an agreement with Nanhai district government in Foshan, Guangdong, to open two new outlets, a Qiandeng Lake project and Shishan project, both of which are scheduled to open in 2011.

In response to a report that stated 15 American infant formula milk powder products contain perchlorate, Abbot, one of the three major milk powder producers from the United States, declared that all their products sold on the Chinese market are all made with milk from New Zealand, Ireland, or the Netherlands, so they aren't contaminated [...]

The international apparel retailer Hennes & Mauritz has announced that the company plans to open 225 new specialty stores around the world in 2009, and its first specialty store will be opened in Beijing this spring.

Construction recently commenced on Galleria, Chengdu's first upscale European upscale shopping mall.

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore has strengthened its management team with new appointments, naming Ian Wade as co-chief executive officer and William Weili Dai as the new chief financial officer.

The multinational coffee retailer Starbucks is looking at sourcing coffee beans from China's Yunnan Province and the company is reportedly planning to build a coffee raw material purchase base in China.