The Guangzhou-based department store retailer GrandBuy has opened its first outlet in Shenzhen.

Chinese electronics retailers Dazhong and Gome have announced that they have launched mobile phone trade-in activities in Beijing, offering a buy-back of up to CNY200.

Japanese retail group Aeon will open a new outlet on Yanji road in Qingdao on December 18, 2009, and will also open two more new stores in Teda Shopping Center in Tianjin and Jiayu Sun City Plaza in Guangzhou.

Coca-Cola has announced that its non-carbonated beverage plant in Wuhan, Hubei, was put into production recently.

French retail giant Carrefour and China Unicom Guangdong branch have formed a strategic alliance and signed a cooperative agreement.

China Mobile will officially launch its mobile phone application online store in mid-August 2009 to encourage development and downloads of mobile phone software in China.