Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Gome and Japanese LCD screen maker Sharp have signed a strategic agreement in which Gome eyes sales of CNY6 billion Sharp LCD TVs from July 1 to the end of 2010.

According to Taiyuan Bureau of Commerce, retailers that use energy-saving lights will gain a 50% subsidy from the government.

With a store area of 170,000 square meters, Jiuguang Department Store owned by the Hong Kong-based Lifestyle International Holdings has been opened at the Harmony Times Square in the Suzhou Industrial Park, making it the largest individual department store in China.

Retailing behemoth Wal-Mart and China's Environmental Certification Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection have signed a memorandum of understanding on environmental sustainability at the Wal-Mart chain store in Wangjing, Beijing.