Consumer
New Beijing supermarket for lovers
17 February 2010A Beijing supermarket called "I'm Looking For You" opened in November 2009.
Since then, the supermarket has attracted more than 1,000 clients and successfully matched more than 50 couples.
The supermarket – essentially a dating service that offers a venue where singles can meet – only charges a $3 registration fee.
Members list their names, ages, income and occupation, along with a picture, and this profile is available for others to view. more...
Casinos may have bet on the wrong numbers
12 February 2010The figures worldwide for casinos are dismaying and getting worse, and Macau seems particularly hard hit.
Penn National Gaming has dropped11.9% to $23.99. more...Suning to boost China stores 34%
15 January 2010
Suning Appliance will increase stores by over a third this year because it is very optimistic about the market. more...More...
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Old-for-new scheme expansion (1 December 2009)
Subsidy boosts rural home appliance sales (23 November 2009)
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Wal-Mart to invest $24m in Sichuan stores (27 October 2009)
Yamato plans to expand into China next year (2 September 2009)
Taobao sees China online consumption changing (26 August 2009)
Gome nose-dives (24 August 2009)
Tesco's chairman says world needs China (15 July 2009)
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