Chinese home appliances and electronics retailer Gome has announced that it has signed a franchise license agreement with the 2010 Shanghai World Expo to become the authorized retailer of World Expo-related home appliances.

Chinese electronics retailers Dazhong and Gome have announced that they have launched mobile phone trade-in activities in Beijing, offering a buy-back of up to CNY200.

More than 30 retailers in Beijing have started a campaign to promote energy-conservation and green products and advocate energy-conservation and green consumption.

Chinese electronics retailer Dazhong has announced plans to renovate its CCTV Tower flagship store into an electronics shopping mall, which is expected to be opened in the second half of April 2009.

While most electronics companies are busily cutting staff, Chinese electronics retailer Gome has announced plans to hire 20,000 migrant workers for its four subsidiaries in China.

Having opened 65 stores in Beijing, the Chinese electronics retailer Dazhong, which was acquired by Gome, plans to close four unprofitable stores in Beijing during an internal restructuring.