This past weekend, Apple opened its first store in Beijing, China, the retailer’s 219 location worldwide.

Adrenalina, a retail entertainment destination designed for extreme sports enthusiasts, has signed exclusive licensing agreements to sell Adrenalina-branded children’s footwear and fragrances.

Van Heusen partners with Panama-based Ben Betesh International S.A. and Mexico-based Euro CVH. Under the licensing agreement, Euro CVH will manufacture and market a full range of Van Heusen sportswear and accessories and must open seven Van Heusen retail stores in Mexico by 2012.

Ebay has fended off the US legal challenge from Tiffany in which the jeweller claimed the auction Web site should be liable for the sale of counterfeit goods.

ImagiPlay, a manufacturer of eco-friendly, non-toxic educational toys, will have 13 items from its line selling at Whole Food Markets nationwide.

Jeffrey Sherman has been named chief executive of Hudson's Bay Co., which was acquired last Wednesday by Lord & Taylor owner NRDC Equity Partners.

UK retail sales fell in June, after the heat-driven upward blip in May, according to the British Retail Consortium-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

The latest Batman installment The Dark Knight has taken the top spot as best opening weekend for a movie garnering $155.3 million at the box office.

Like-for-like sales at international fashion retailer H&M fell by 2 percent in June, compared to June 2007, while overall sales increased by 8 percent for the month against market forecasts of a 5.2 percent gain.
