Coach, a leading American designer and maker of luxury lifestyle handbags and accessories, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Taobao.com, the Chinese Internet shopping subsidiary of Alibaba Group, to prevent the sale of fake Coach products on this Chinese website.

Brand Off, the Japanese retailer known for the selling of second-hand branded products, has opened two new outlets in Shanghai's Nanjing West Road and Nanjing East Road, respectively.

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Suning has announced plans to open its first Laox store on the Chinese mainland in Nanjing, Jiangsu, in December 2011.

Hong Kong Jewry brand Chow Sang Sang Jewellery has announced plans to invest CNY50 million in advertising to establish a new image in the Chinese mainland market.

According to Chan Sai Cheong, director of Chow Tai Fook Group and its general manager for China region, the Hong Kong jewelry brand plans to double the number of its Chinese mainland stores to 2,000 in the next ten years, focusing on the development of franchised stores.

Beijing-based jewelry brand Caibai has entered Tianjin and its local branch, Tianjin Caibai Baoquan Jewelry Company, has started trial operation.