Starbucks Coffee Company has entered another five new Chinese cities: Langfang, Hebei; Zhengzhou, Henan; Harbin, Heilongjiang; Xiangtan, Hunan; and Zhoushan, Zhejiang.

Beijing-based supermarket retailer Jingkelong has announced that during the year 2010, it made a 11.2% operating revenue growth, which was mainly attributed to a 9.2% growth in its retail business and a 12.9% increase in the wholesale business.

Beijing-based regional supermarket operator Jingkelong has published its semi-annual financial report for the first half of 2010, stating that its operating revenue was CNY3.467 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.7%.

Beijing-based supermarket retailer Jingkelong has published its financial report for the first half of 2009, stating that its revenue decreased by 3% year-on-year to CNY3.249 billion.

According to Fan Zhijun, executive president of Suning's management headquarters for North China, the company plans to open five new stores in Beijing in the fourth quarter of 2008 while completing the upgrade of its existing seven stores to accelerate the accomplishment of its goal of opening 100 stores in the city by 2010.