During Hola's recent winter products launch, the Taiwanese home decoration retailer announced that it will start developing the Chinese mainland market via virtual channels, including TV, mail-order catalogs, and the Internet; and the company aims to have 60 stores in this marketplace by 2014.

According to reports in local media, Beijing Capital International Airport will launch six model rooms for convenience stores in its three terminal buildings before the end of 2009 to realize a unified convenience store image.

New World Department Store China has announced plans to invest CNY100 million to implement an image renovation in its 33 stores across China over the next two years.

According to reports in local media, Shanghai Meilongzhen Isetan department store will be re-launched as a lifestyle department store that is to open in 2010.