Ma Jialiang, chairman of the Jiangsu-based chain supermarket operator Suguo, said during an interview that the company will maintain its expansion speed through 2011 and plans to open 200 new sites over the coming year.

Carrefour's wholly-owned Dia convenience store chain has signed an agreement with Anhui-based Everyone International to jointly develop the Anhui market by opening new Dia retail stores.

Anhui Xinxing Gree Air Conditioner Sales Company, distributor of Zhuhai-headquartered Gree Electric Appliances in Anhui, has announced via five local media that it has terminated cooperation with the Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Suning in Anhui.

Having already fed the Chinese market for over 20 years, the international fast food giant McDonald's has now announced plans to update its brand concept and will soon start to provide free wireless Internet services across China.

The British retailer Tesco has opened its first hypermarket in China's Anhui province: on Suixi Road in Luyang district, Hefei.

Henan-headquartered fashion wig maker Rebecca has opened a new brand image store in Seasons Place in Beijing's Financial Street.