BEIJING

Dell Inc., the world's second-largest seller of personal computers, said Monday it had struck a deal to sell its PCs and notebooks through China's largest electronics retailer.

The deal with Gome Group, the parent company of Hong Kong-listed Gome Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd., will start with 50 Gome stores next month and expand to more stores in the first half of next year, Dell said in a statement before the start of a joint news conference.

"For Dell, this is a great opportunity to extend connections with Chinese customers we have not reached in the past. We look forward to a long and mutually rewarding relationship with Gome," Michael Tatelman, vice president of marketing and sales for Dell's global consumer business, said in the statement.