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April 24, 2013
Bloomberg: Apple to grow aggressively in China

A Wednesday report by Bloomberg said that Apple plans to double its number of retail stores in China over the next two years to help offset slowing growth worldwide.

April 22, 2013
Walmart Asia environmental program saves 20% in energy costs

The Asia arm of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it has achieved energy savings of 20% across 210 supplier factories in China.

February 28, 2013
Gap wows Street as Q4 profit surges 61%; plans call for expanding Athleta

Gap Inc. offered further proof that its turnaround has taken hold, reporting a 61% increase in fourth quarter profit amid strong same-store sales growth across its banners.

February 14, 2013
Multimedia: The Little Bookworm, Chongqing, China

Check out the video of The Little Bookworm, Chongqing, China, which uses a colorful design (by Pompei A.D.) to engage and entertain shoppers

January 22, 2013
Westfield San Francisco Centre partners for Chinese New Year celebration

Westfield San Francisco Centre is partnering with the Asian Art Museum, Bloomingdale’s and M.Y. China to celebrate the Chinese New Year with music and dance performances, storytelling, live cooking demonstrations, zodiac readings and more – all launching in January.

December 6, 2012
Claire’s expands into China

Claire's Stores Inc. announced the recent opening of the first Claire's stores in China, in DaNing Life Hub in Shanghai.

November 28, 2012
tvsdesign celebrates opening of fifth largest retail center in China

Global architecture and interior design firm, tvsdesign, celebrates the opening of Galaxy Mall, the retail portion of Tianjin's new Cultural Center District, which opened in October 2012.

November 26, 2012
Starbucks opens 100th store in Beijing

Starbucks Coffee Co. advanced its growth plans in China with the opening of its 100th store in Beijing.

November 21, 2012
Toys ‘R’ Us strengthens global e-commerce capabilities

Toys “R” Us announced it has strengthened its global e-commerce capabilities with the launch of a dedicated web store in China.

November 20, 2012
Luxury tenants set up shop at Westfield San Francisco Centre

Westfield announced that its Westfield San Francisco Centre is unveiling new culinary and retail offerings such as British casual sportswear retailer Burberry Brit, Red Valentino, Italian fashion house Gucci, the Christmas Treasure pop up holiday shop, celebrity chef Martin Yan’s M.Y. China, Godiva Truffle Bar and more.

November 16, 2012
Wal-Mart foreign bribery investigation expands

Wal-Mart Stores reported in a regulatory filing that its investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a federal antibribery law, has extended beyond Mexico to China, India and Brazil.

October 26, 2012
Wal-Mart slows China store openings to 100 over three years

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said that it plans to open 100 stores in China by 2015, a slowed pace from prior growth rates in the country but still representing ongoing interest in boosting its market share behind the country’s No. 1 player Sun Art Retail Group.

October 25, 2012
Wal-Mart outlines new supply chain sustainability initiatives; pushes suppliers to become more green

Wal-Mart Stores announced a series of initiatives to make the company's supply chain in the United States, China and around the world more sustainable.

September 14, 2012
Home Depot to close its last seven big-box stores in China

The Home Depot Inc. said Friday it will close its remaining seven big-box outlets in China and focus on Internet-based sales and specialty stores.

August 14, 2012
Wal-Mart gains approval to proceed with China e-commerce expansion

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. indicated Tuesday it has received the OK from Chinese regulators to move forward with its majority stake in e-commerce company Yihaodian.

June 26, 2012
Best Buy launches Best Buy Mobile in Five Star stores in China

Best Buy announced it is expanding the Best Buy Mobile brand and store-within-a-store concept into 14 Five Star stores throughout Nanjing, China, this summer.

June 12, 2012
Brazil is top developing economy for retail expansion

A report released by A.T. Kearney showed that Brazil once again first among developing countries for global retail expansion.

May 23, 2012
Best Buy Q1 profit down 26%, but beats Street

Best Buy said its profit for the first quarter fell 26% amid higher restructuring charges and lower comparable store sales.

May 23, 2012
Macy’s in deal with online retailer in China

Macy's Inc. will start selling some of its private brand merchandise directly to shoppers in China through a deal with an online retailer there.

April 5, 2012
Walmart launches Women in Factories empowerment program

Walmart announced it has launched its Women in Factories program, a five-year initiative that will empower 60,000 women working in factories that supply products to Walmart and other retailers in India, Bangladesh, China and Central America.

April 2, 2012
Starbucks ramping up expansion in China

Starbucks Coffee Co. is planning to a major push into smaller cities in China, with a target of 1,500 stores in more than 70 Chinese cities by 2015, Bloomberg reported.

March 1, 2012
Simon and Bailian Group to develop a Premium Outlet Center in China

Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, along with Chinese retail conglomerate Bailian Group, announced plans to jointly develop a branded Premium Outlet Center in Pudong, Shanghai, China.

February 21, 2012
Wal-Mart takes controlling stake in Chinese online retailer

Wal-Mart Stores' investment in China continues to grow as the company now has a controlling stake in one of the country's fast-growing e-commerce websites.

January 17, 2012
Disney Store announces 2012 store opening plans

The Disney Store announced its 2012 store opening plans, which includes 13 new and remodeled locations in North America, and the company's first ever store in China, opening in the fall in Shanghai.

December 16, 2011
Online retail sites: Prepare for a surge in China e-commerce

By Jeff Kim, CDNetworks

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