At a meeting convened by Beijing Municipal Commission of Commerce and covering sectors in Beijing in 2010, it was reported that in 2009 retail sales in Beijing were CNY530.99 billion, an increase of 15.7% year-on-year.

According to China Mobile's Shanghai branch, its regulations related to micropayments made with mobile phones have been completed and consumers in Shanghai will soon be able to pay with mobile phones in McDonald's and Starbucks.

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. has announced that it has signed an agreement with Shenzhen Tong TransCard Co. Ltd., to accept TransCard in its Shenzhen outlets.

eFuture announced the successful deployment of its POS-ERP back-office system at Beijing Wangfujing Department Store (Group) Company.