In 1 January 1987,GOME Group opened its first specialty retail shop of electrical appliances in Beijing;

In 1993,The brand name "GOME" was first adopted at all its retail outlets in Beijing. This was the first version of the evolving retail chain model in China;

In 1998,GOME Group summarized its decade-long experience in the sector by publishing the "GOME Operating and Management Handbook";

In July 1999,Established its first store outside Beijing in Tianjin, thus commencing its nationwide retail coverage strategy;

In October 2000,Invited tenders for the first ever ten-million RMB purchase order of color televisions.  The act was termed by some economists as "commercial strength and capital at work";

In November 2000,A management seminar on "GOME Model" was held in Beijing, with participation of government officials from State Ministry of Information Industry, State Economic and Trade Commission, State Trade Bureau, State Council Development Research Centre, etc. and a number of renowned academics in China. The purpose of the seminar was to debate development strategies at GOME Group;

In November 2001,Launched a large scale service campaign – "GOME Service Project" in which a number of service pledges were introduced.  Such pledges were ground breaking at the time in China and made GOME Group a pioneer in the customer service arena;

In November 2003,The first flagship outlet outside Mainland China was established in Hong Kong;

In August 2004,GOME Group started exploring another retail format in the form of boutique shops;

In August 2004,GOME Group was successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange;

In 2005,GOME Group announced the Four-Year Growth Initiative at the beginning of 2005 and completed a number of acquisitions and divested of its non-core legacy businesses

In January 2006,Announced a strategic alliance with leading private equity investor, Warburg Pincus;

Announced the acquisition of the remaining 35% equity stake in Gome Appliance, which is the Company’s principal operating subsidiary in China.  The deal was successfully completed in May 2007;

In July 2006,Announced a HK$5.2 billion merger with China Paradise. The merger with China Paradise was successfully completed in November 2006;

In January 31, 2007,The shares of China Paradise were delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange;

In May 2007,Issued zero coupon convertible bonds due in 2014 with principal amount of RMB4,600 million;

In December 2007,GOME Group managed Beijing Dazhong Home Appliances Retail Co., Ltd.（大中電器）exclusively;

In December 2007,GOME Group acquired Shaanxi Cellstar Telecommunication Retail Chain Company Limited（陜西蜂星電訊零售連鎖有限責任公司）;

In July 2009,Open offer of approximately 2,296 million shares at a subscription
price of HK$0.672 per share on the basis of 18 open offer shares for every 100 existing shares held;

In August 2009,Entered into an investment agreement with Bain Capital, pursuant to which Bain Capital agreed to conditionally subscribe for convertible bonds due 2016 issued by the Company for a total consideration of approximately RMB1,590 million;

In September 2009,Issued 3% coupon convertible bonds due in 2014 with principal amount of RMB2,357.2 million