Chinese home appliances retailer Suning Appliance and South Korean electronics maker Samsung have signed a new sales plan with a total value of CNY10 billion, in Nanjing the capital of Jiangsu province.

Having already fed the Chinese market for over 20 years, the international fast food giant McDonald's has now announced plans to update its brand concept and will soon start to provide free wireless Internet services across China.

The British retailer Tesco has opened its first hypermarket in China's Anhui province: on Suixi Road in Luyang district, Hefei.

Japanese department store retailer Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings has decided to expand its network in mainland China by adding five new large-scale stores before 2014.

The Sweden-headquartered furniture retailer Ikea has confirmed that it will open its second outlet in Beijing in Xihongmen, Daxing district.

L.L.Bean, a retailer of outdoor gear and apparel, is opening its first store in China's capital Beijing this month.