Amazon.cn, the Chinese branch of the American Internet retailer, has adjusted its delivery standards and will now charge a CNY5 delivery fee for any order under CNY29, instead of the previous free-of-charge delivery policy.

Chinese supermarket retail chain operator Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Company Limited announced plans to invest over CNY800 million to build a large modern logistics system in Jiading, Shanghai.

According to Rob Cissell, chief operating officer for Walmart China, the company plans to open its first Sam's Club in Shanghai by the end of 2010.

Walmart (China) Investment Company and Walmart Global Procurement office have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding on environmentally sustainable development cooperation with Zhonglin Tianhe (Beijing) Forest Certification Center of State Forestry Administration Of China, to jointly promote global environmentally sustainable development activities and practices, including forest certification.

In cooperation with Dalian Hongjia, an animal husbandry company that focuses on the production of eggs, Walmart has recently set up its 29th direct procurement base for agricultural products in China.

Swedish furniture retail giant Ikea has announced that it will close its trade offices in Chengdu, Wuhan, and Xiamen and employees in these three offices will be dismissed.