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		<title>Japan&#039;s Muji To Open 20 New Stores In China In 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2011/07/06/5051-japans-muji-to-open-20-new-stores-in-china-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department Stores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese retail company Muji has announced that Muji's sales in China have accounted for 8.7% of the company's overall sales, making China the most important overseas market for the company. Muji plans to open 20 new stores in China in 2011. According to its Chinese official website, Muji has developed 28 stores in over ten [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesco To Invest GBP2 Billion In China</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/04/26/3557-tesco-to-invest-gbp2-billion-in-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Supermarkets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carrefour]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The British retail giant Tesco has announced plans to invest GBP2 billion in China over the next five years to expand the number of stores it operates in China. The company said that by 2016 it will have 80 shopping centers in China, with a total shopping area of 40 million square feet. Of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#039;s Suning Inks CNY10 Billion Sales Plan With Samsung</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/03/31/3497-chinas-suning-inks-cny10-billion-sales-plan-with-samsung/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nanjing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new store]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Zhang Jindong]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese home appliances retailer Suning Appliance and South Korean electronics maker Samsung have signed a new sales plan with a total value of CNY10 billion, in Nanjing the capital of Jiangsu province. This is reported to be the largest sales plan signed by the two parties, with an increase of 70% compared with their CNY5.88 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Van Cleef &amp; Arpels To Double Number Of Stores In China</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/03/24/3465-van-cleef-arpels-to-double-number-of-stores-in-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Luxury Goods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expansion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perfume]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Van Cleef & Arpels]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[French jewelry retailer Van Cleef &#038; Arpels has announced that the company plans to make China one of its major markets and it will double the number of its retail stores in China in 2010. Stanislas De Quercize, the chief executive officer of Van Cleef &#038; Arpels, revealed that the company plans to open seven [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Subway To Open At Least 35 New Outlets In China In 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/03/16/3437-subway-to-open-at-least-35-new-outlets-in-china-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/03/16/3437-subway-to-open-at-least-35-new-outlets-in-china-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & Beverage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fast food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to reports in Reuters, the U.S. fast-food chain Subway plans to expand the number of its restaurants in China and aims to exceed the total number of McDonald's outlets in China in ten years. Fred DeLuca, the president of Subway, said that China has great growth potential and the company plans to have 500 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asahi Breweries Expands Business In China</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/03/04/3404-asahi-breweries-expands-business-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/03/04/3404-asahi-breweries-expands-business-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[acquisition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[beer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beverage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese beer manufacturer Asahi Breweries has announced that it plans to become one of the world's top ten food companies, through acquisition and by expanding its business in China. Naoki Izumiya, a senior managing director of Asahi, told media that Asahi aims to rank among the world's top ten food companies through acquisition and plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#039;s Suguo Reports 10% Growth In 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/01/26/3323-chinas-suguo-reports-10-growth-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/01/26/3323-chinas-suguo-reports-10-growth-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nanjing-based supermarket chain Suguo has announced that its sales increased by 10% to CNY33 billion in 2009, despite the global economic crisis. At the same time the company maintained the rate of its network expansion in 2009, opening 120 new outlets and increasing its total number of retail sites to 1,900. According to Ma Jialiang, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parkson To Open Six New Outlets In China In 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/01/22/3314-parkson-to-open-six-new-outlets-in-china-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/01/22/3314-parkson-to-open-six-new-outlets-in-china-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Department Stores]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lion Group]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parkson Retail Group, the chain department store brand of Malaysia's Lion Group, has announced that with the increase in consumer expenditure, the company will maintain its planned rate of expansion in the Chinese market at 15%. Alfred Cheng, the executive director of Parkson, said the company is likely to open six new department stores in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carrefour To Open New Outlets In Urumqi</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/01/14/3289-carrefour-to-open-new-outlets-in-urumqi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/01/14/3289-carrefour-to-open-new-outlets-in-urumqi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Eric Legros, the president of Carrefour China, though business was affected by the riots of July 5, 2009, in Xinjiang, the company is confident about the market of Urumqi and plans to open two or three new supermarkets in the city in 2010. Legros said Carrefour's sales in China had increased rapidly in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwan&#039;s Xiabu Xiabu Opens 100th Restaurant On The Mainland</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/01/05/3258-taiwans-xiabu-xiabu-opens-100th-restaurant-on-the-mainland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & Beverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expansion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hot pot]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Xiabu Xiabu, a Taiwan-invested hotpot restaurant chain, has opened its 100th restaurant in Daxing, Beijing. Following registration in Beijing in 1998, Xiabu Xiabu opened its first restaurant in Beijing's Xidan in March 1999. As the first bar-style small hot pot restaurant in Beijing, the company has developed steadily during the last ten years. Apart from [...]]]></description>
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