The Guangdong-based department store retailer Jusco, a subsidiary of the Japanese retail giant Aeon, has accelerated its expansion in the Chinese market with a new project in Popark, Guangzhou.

Hong Kong-based health and beauty products retail chain Mannings has made a low-key entry into the Beijing market.

The Japanese retailer Aeon Group has launched a new individual consumer credit model in Beijing, under which consumers can buy products in Aeon's Jusco department store and pay back the money within a certain period of time.

Aeon Co.,Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aeon in China, has signed a contract with Beijing Hongtai Jiye Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of COFCO, to open a Jusco supermarket in Chaoyang Grand Joy City, Beijing.

According to the Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Qingdao, Ministop Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Japanese retail giant Aeon, will open 24-hour convenience stores in Qingdao, making Ministop the first foreign 24-hour convenience store brand in Qingdao.

Guangdong Administration for Industry and Commerce has published its third quarter monitoring report on Guangzhou's food quality, which shows that 20% food products sold in major supermarkets, including Trust-Mart, are substandard.