Zhejiang Lisi Group has opened a new department store in Zhenjian, Lisi Zhenhai Department Store, which is the group's seventh self-constructed chain department store following ones in Yinzhou, Tonglu, Haiyan, and Jishigang.

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

The international environmental group Greenpeace has released its latest "Supermarket List for China" which shows that foreign-funded supermarkets such as Wal-Mart, Tesco, and Ito-Yokado rank at the bottom of the list in terms of green initiatives.

British chain retailer Tesco will open a new outlet in Wuyuanwan Department Store, Xiamen.

Retail enterprises in Chengdu have recently set up their own industry organization: Chengdu Retailers Association.

Chinese retail company China Resources Vanguard has announced its new expansion plan and said it will open 10 to 15 convenience stores in Xi'an before the end of this year.