The European sports supplies retailer Decathlon has announced the opening of its fifth store in Beijing, located in the Gongyixi Department Store, Fengtai district.

Beijing-based supermarket chain Chaoshifa has announced plans to open a flagship store with an area of nearly 10,000 square meters in Beijing's Fengtai District.

Having opened 65 stores in Beijing, the Chinese electronics retailer Dazhong, which was acquired by Gome, plans to close four unprofitable stores in Beijing during an internal restructuring.

Following the opening of two new restaurants in Beijing's Wangjing and Fengtai districts, Zhang Zhanhai, a senior vice president of Little Sheep, said the company plans to open five new restaurants in Beijing in 2009.