How Two Vendors Are Unchoking the Supply Chain
Consumer products from cars to winter coats remain in short supply in the aftermath of COVID.
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Baker’s Dozen: 13 Holiday Tech Predictions by Industry Authority Stephen Baker
The consumer technology industry has had another strong year from a revenue standpoint, and we expect to close out the year 7 percent above last year’s historic sales numbers.
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Best Buy Offering Delivery, Installation, Service for $200 a Year
In an effort to take consumers out of the marketplace and make them their own, Best Buy has rolled out a $200 a year membership program that’s chockablock with appliance and CE perks.
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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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LG ‘Doubles Down’ on Independent Dealers
LG Electronics’ Home Entertainment Division has reaffirmed its commitment to independent dealers after recently ending its relationship with the Nationwide Marketing Group.
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LG, Samsung TVs Have You Covered, Indoors and Out
August always means the end of summer here in the New York metro area, with the long faces of children soon headed back to school and the promise of cooler weather soon to come. But that doesn’t mean the fun needs to end!
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ProSource Summer Conference Highlights 2021 Key Initiatives
ProSource, the largest audio, video, and integration buying group in the United States, announced today highlights of its upcoming annual Summer Conference, to be held at the La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas, from August 2 – 6, 2021.
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May Sales Soar for Appliance, Furniture & Electronics Dealers
Shoppers were still making up for lost time last month, as did dealers for lost sales.
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Why ProSource Members Dominate the Integration Business
Each year, CEPro, the leading publication for the custom integration (CI) channel, publishes the CE Pro 100, its ranking of the top 100 system integrators.
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There’s a Lot to Like in the Latest TVs
Remember that scene in A Christmas Story (replayed around the clock on TBS starting the day after Thanksgiving) when Ralphie and his brother tear down the stairs on Christmas morning to rip open their presents?
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ProSource Lights the Way to a Successful 2021
ProSource, the AVB affiliate that caters to the A/V and custom install crowd, got off to a solid start in the first quarter of 2021.
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CES, CEDIA Planning On-Site Shows
Two of the tech industry’s largest and most influential trade shows are resuming on-site formats beginning this summer.
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Samsung Receives Special Recognition from EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conferred one of its rarest honors to Samsung Electronics last week.
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R.I.P. Fry’s Electronics
Fry’s Electronics, the nine-state superstore for computer components, consumer tech and major appliances, suddenly shut its doors this week after more than three decades in business.
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January Sales Explode for Furniture, Appliance and Tech Retailers
Roused by another round of stimulus checks and flickers of light at the end of the COVID tunnel, consumers loosened their wallets last month and gave dealers a January to remember.
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AirCozy Smart Pillow No Snoozer at CES
The first virtual edition of CES concluded this week, and buyers (and reporters) are still sifting through the hundreds, if not thousands of products introduced at the international tech show.
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Samsung@CES: Bespoke Flex Fridge Coming to U.S. Market
Samsung teased some of its home appliance plans for 2021 at a virtual CES media event this morning under the tagline “A Better Normal.”
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New England Group’s Balzano Named a Top Industry Merchant
Rob Balzano, executive director of merchandising for AVB affiliate New England Appliance & Electronics Group (NEAEG), was recently honored by Dealerscope magazine as one of the industry’s “Most Influential Buyers” of 2020.
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Ergomotion To Wed ‘Wellness Tech’ to Adjustable Bed Bases at CES
The annual CES, an acronym for Consumer Electronics Show, may be the world’s largest tech event. But as connected appliances and “smart” home furnishings continue to transform those industries, they too have found a place on the CES exhibitor floor.
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LG Launching Appliance Refinements at Next Week’s CES
The annual CES, an acronym for Consumer Electronics Show, may be the world’s largest tech event. But as connected appliances and “smart” home furnishings continue to transform those industries, they too have found a place on the CES exhibitor floor.
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