Apple suspended the sale of its iPhone 4S smartphones in its Chinese retail outlets.

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Gome has published its unaudited performance results for first three quarters of 2011, stating that from January to September 2011, its total revenue increased by 18.01% year-over-year to CNY43.983 billion, while its net profit increased by 24.38% year-over-year to CNY1.791 billion.

Chinese home appliances and electronics retailer Gome has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tesco Property in Beijing, and the Chinese retailer and its home appliances products will fully enter Tesco Property's Lifespace shopping centers.

Chinese home appliances and electronics retailer Suning has announced plans to buy 179 million additional shares from Laox, Suning's subsidiary in Japan, at the price of JPY35 per share.

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Gome has published its unaudited results for the first quarter of 2011, and it is also the last quarterly report before Chen Xiao, former chairman of Gome, departed the company.

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Gome has signed a five-year strategic cooperation agreement with the Japanese home appliances brand Sanyo and the two parties will implement in-depth cooperation in various areas, including information sharing, product development, marketing, sales management, and after-sales services.