Chinese home appliance and consumer electronics retailers Gome (493.HK) and Dazhong said on January 8 that they have not ruled out a lawsuit as a means to resolve their defamation complaint against retail competitor Suning (002024.SZ), reports qq.com quoting Gome and Dazhong spokespersons He Yangqing and Jiang Bo. The statement came after media sources quoted Suning executives as saying, "the real value of Dazhong is RMB600-800 million" and that opening more Dazhong stores would only mean creating more risk. After Gome and Dazhong released their statement condemning the executive's opinions, Suning president Sun Weiming stated, "it is Dazhong's right to sue." Gome agreed to acquire Dazhong with RMB3.6 billion last year.