The purchase marks a deeper cooperation following the establishment of Gome and JD's strategic partnership. Gome launched a third-party flagship store on JD this March. On May 28 th, JD announced a strategic partnership with Gome Retail focused on product purchase and sale, logistics, financial services, and more. JD will also buy $100 million worth of convertible bonds from Gome. In July, the Gome app launched nearly 20,000 SKUs of first party consumer goods from JD Super, JD's online supermarket.