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 retailer Yongle said it will start to sell the G3 netbook, a customized convenient notebook developed by China Mobile, in its 63 retail stores in Shanghai from April 23, 2009.

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

The Japan-headquartered TV maker Sharp has signed a CNY1 billion LCD TV supply and marketing contract with Gome Electrical Appliance at the Chinese retailer's headquarters in Beijing.

Chinese electronics retailer Gome has released a report at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, which says that Gome has inked an agreement with five shareholders, including Chen Xiao, founder of Yongle and current president of Gome, to acquire the remaining 10% shares of Yongle (China) Electronics Retail Company, making Yongle a wholly-owned subsidiary of [...]

Shanghai has seen the appearance of boxes with the three colors of blue, green and orange for the reclamation of old mobile phones from which useful metals are expected to be taken.

Apple's (AAPL) first store-in-store in mainland China has been unveiled at the Best Buy store in Shanghai's Xuhui area.