Jinan-based Silver Plaza Group has announced plans to accelerate its expansion in northwestern areas of Shandong and will invest CNY500 million to open three new shopping malls in Dezhou.

According to E-Mart's Chinese headquarters, the South Korean supermarket retailer plans to open its first shopping mall on Shanghai's Caobao road.

Electronic video displays are to be installed in 150 shopping malls and supermarkets and 19 large wholesale markets in Beijing by the end of this year to publish goods and food information.

Health and beauty products retailer Watsons has opened a new type of concept store in Tianjin.

Construction recently commenced on Galleria, Chengdu's first upscale European upscale shopping mall.

According to the International Shopping Mall in Taizhou, Zhejiang, Hong Kong-headquartered New World Department Store has formally entered the shopping mall, starting operation on January 15, 2009.