Coca-Cola has announced that its non-carbonated beverage plant in Wuhan, Hubei, was put into production recently. With a total investment of CNY600 million, this new production base is reported to be the company's largest non-carbonated beverage plant in the world. According to reports in local media, Coca-Cola's production base in Wuhan will have four production lines. So [...]

Pepsi has recently opened its new plant in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, marking a new stage for the company's development in China's southwestern areas. Ken Newell, the chairman for Pepsi China and president of Pepsi Greater China, told local media that the company is very confident in the development of China's southwestern areas and [...]

Chongwen district in Beijing has announced that, following renovation, Qianmen street will re-open at 11:08 on September 28, 2009, and the 103 stores along the street will all be open for business. According to reports in local media, the restoration of this street was basically completed in April 2008 and it was opened to the public [...]

International apparel retailer H&M recently opened six new stores in Hong Kong, increasing the total number of its stores in China to 21. Lex Keijser, the general manager for H&M Greater China, told local media that the company plans to increase the number of its stores in Greater China to 27 by the end of 2009. However, [...]

According to reports in local media, 70 retail enterprises and 200 suppliers recently gathered in Beijing and signed the "Proposal for Fair Cooperation and Promotion of Retailers and Suppliers". Under the proposal, retailers should implement promotional activities in accordance to the promotion agreements and should not offer prices that are lower than their purchase prices or [...]

Retail enterprises in Chengdu have recently set up their own industry organization: Chengdu Retailers Association. Initiated by well-know local retailers in Chengdu, the association will become a bridge between the government and the industry while leading the development of the retail enterprises in Chengdu. According to reports in local media, there are currently over 60,000 registered retail [...]

According to reports in local media, Carrefour is expected to open a new store as part of Hefei's western supermarket project before the Spring Festival in 2010. In April 2009, Carrefour Hefei signed a letter of intent with Hefei New Civil and Cultural District Investment Company to rent the first to the third floors of the [...]

The global consumer goods manufacturer Procter & Gamble has announced that it will invest USD248 million to build a manufacturing base in Tianjin. Zhang Qunxiang, the senior manager of P&G China's external affairs department, told local media that P&G plans to develop its investment project in Tianjin's Xiqing into its largest manufacturing base in Asia Pacific, [...]

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. Wang Weiyong, the senior vice president of CR Vanguard, revealed to the local media that the company plans to open four new large-scale supermarkets before the [...]

According to Vincent Chow, general manager for the Hong Kong-based jewelry company Chow Sang Sang, the company plans to invest about HKD50 million this year in opening new stores in mainland China. Chow told local media because its business network in Hong Kong is almost complete, the company plans to focus on the development of the [...]