Trust-Mart has recently opened its second store in Mianyang, Sichuan Province — the first new large-scale supermarket to be opened in Sichuan Province following the May 12 earthquake.

To rebuild commercial outlets and ensure market supply in the Wenchuan earthquake areas, the Ministry Of Commerce has decided to build 5,000 convenience stores in these areas by the end of August 2008.

According to Chen Bo, media manager of Carrefour China, the May 12 earthquake will not affect the company's investment plans for the city.

The Ministry of Commerce has donated 500 trucks to Sichuan Province to set up mobile supermarkets in the disaster areas.

Yum! Restaurants China, the brand owner of fast food restaurants KFC and Pizza Hut, says that in the coming year both KFC and Pizza Hut will give priority in hiring job seekers from the earthquake areas in Sichuan.

288 retail drugstores in Mianyang City have reportedly resumed their business after the recent Wenchuan earthquake.