Walmart CEO Paints Mixed Picture for Retail
It’s the best of times and the worst of times for retailers, according to the head of the largest big-box chain in the world.
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Author: Alan Wolf
Dugan Sales & Service Named Great Plains Dealer of the Year
Dugan’s Sioux Falls General Manager Chris VanderWal and Owner Jeremy McBurney (center) accept their Dealer of the Year award from
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Best Buy Enters e-Bike Business
Best Buy is careening into a whole new product category with the addition of electric bicycles, scooters, mopeds, hoverboards, go-karts and related accessories.
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Electrolux Advances Sustainability with New Kitchen and Laundry Line
Travel restrictions may have limited Electrolux North America’s trade show appearances this summer, but that didn’t stop the Charlotte, N.C.-based business from rolling out a new line of feature-rich and resource-efficient kitchen and laundry products.
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AVB Marketing Creates Automated Package Builder
Forget Build-A-Bear; we’ve got build-a-bundle.
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Evans Urges Members to Keep the Momentum Going
AVB Merchandising VP Chad Evans helped kick off Day 3 of Convention21 with a combination marketplace update and locker room pep talk that acknowledged members’ travails but lauded their record-breaking accomplishments.
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AVB Inducts Hall of Fame Class of ’21
AVB picked up where it left off before the pandemic by inducting the latest crop of Hall of Fame honorees on Sunday.
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BrandSource Honors 2021 Dealers of the Year
The BrandSource Dealer of the Year awards are presented to 14 members for their continued support of the group and its direct suppliers.
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Let’s Hear it For Our Sponsors!
There would be no Convention21 without the support of AVB’s valued exhibitors and show sponsors.
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Ristow Intros Sweeping HR, Omnichannel Initiatives
AVB/BrandSource is launching two expansive new programs to help members maintain their record-breaking momentum in the marketplace.
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BrandSource Launches a Recruitment Solution Through CareerPlug
One of the most challenging aspects of running a retail business is finding and hiring the right people.
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Six Questions for Beko’s Zach Elkin
This October marks Zach Elkin’s first year at the helm as President of Beko U.S.
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BrandSource, Exhibitors Rise Up to Aid Foster Youth
This week, we’re digging into our pockets again, this time to assist the foster care support group’s Family Fellowship initiative for college-bound youth.
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Welcome Back, BrandSource Members!
After leading the industry with acclaimed virtual shows last summer and March, the AVB/BrandSource family is together again in person for the first time since the 2020 Summit.
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Serta Simmons ‘Chilling’ at BrandSource Convention
Serta Simmons Bedding will have a stepped-up presence as this week’s 2021 BrandSource Convention.
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BrandSource Financial Adds Beko, Autco and XSENSOR
BrandSource Financial (BSF), the group’s member-owned finance company, has announced three new additions to its extensive list of approved suppliers.
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Convention21 at Your Service with New ServiceSource Track
BrandSource is expanding its servicer support with a first-time series of service-specific programming at this week’s Convention21.
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Furniture Comes to the Fore at BrandSource Convention
AVB’s commitment to the furniture category will be showing this weekend, when BrandSource’s 2021 Convention rolls into Nashville with the largest contingent of home furnishings dealers in the group’s history.
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Appliance, Furniture and Tech Dealers Lead the Retail Pack
The shopping frenzy for home goods continued in July, when appliance, home furnishings and consumer tech dealers posted strong double-digit sales gains.
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Appliance Prices Spiked in July: Feds
The U.S. Department of Labor shared some news last week that appliance dealers are well aware of but that their customers may not have known: The price of white goods is rising.
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