Having entered the Chinese mainland market for over ten years, the Hong Kong skin care and health retail chain Watsons announced that the number of its stores in mainland China has reached 1,000, and it expects to have 3,000 stores in the marketplace by 2016.

China Resources Retail (Group), the retail subsidiary of China Resources Enterprise, has launched its first health and beauty retail brand VivoPlus, and the first two chain stores have been respectively opened at Yau Ma Tei and Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong.

Chinese retail information solutions provider Changyi Technologies has set up a strategic partnership with the retail solutions provider Retalix, to provide more advanced information technology to Chinese retail enterprises.

The health and beauty products retailer Watsons has opened a new concept store at U-town Lifestyle Center in Beijing.

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

Century Mart has announced plans to open a 25,000 square meter hypermarket in Jiangdong District, Ningbo.