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 two parties have announced that over the next year, they will be working together to promote Retalix' chain management software products, including Retalix StoreLine, Retalix [...]

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 a representative from the asset engineering department of Carrefour China, the French-headquartered retailer plans to invest between CNY50 million and CNY60 million in energy-saving renovation in its Chinese outlets in 2010. The representative said energy-saving renovation and construction have recently become major issues for traditional retail enterprises. Over two years of energy-saving renovation, Carrefour's [...]

On of the largest retail enterprises in Japan, Seven & i Holdings Company, has announced that it will introduce its Western-style restaurant brand AllDay's into China, with its first outlet due to open in Shimao Tower in Beijing on July 21, 2009. Seven & i has set up a joint venture with Beijing Wangfujing Department Store [...]