According to a CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. survey, Hong Kong's Central Business District continued to rank globally in second place as the most expensive and also recorded the fastest year-over-year occupancy cost rise with a 34.2% increase.

The first Apple Store in Shanghai will be opened on July 10, 2010.

According to Angela Ahrendts, the CEO of the British luxury group Burberry, the company plans to accelerate its expansion in China and to increase the number of its franchised stores in the country to 100 over the next few years.

Following the Chinese Ministry of Commerce rejection of Coca-Cola's application to acquire China Huiyuan Juice Group, Drinks Americas Holdings Ltd., an owner, developer and marketer of global premium beverages, has announced plans to acquire Global Beverages Asia Ltd. Global Beverages Asia is the new name for the combination of Yarraman Winery and Asia Distribution Solutions, [...]

According to local media, the four McDonald's restaurants that opened in Olympic stadiums will be shut down in late August as the close of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on is on August 24 and the lifespan of these restaurants is only three weeks.

On May 10, 2008, Qiaojiangnan Group celebrated its eighth anniversary and held an opening ceremony for its China Central Place restaurant.