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Women in Business Awards Cathy Wilder

March 22, 2023April 4, 2023 Andy Kriege Summit 2023, WIB, women in business

Plaza Appliance sales manager honored at 2023 Summit

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Women In Business Gather For Fifth Consecutive Year

September 6, 2019January 28, 2020 Alan Wolf 2019 Convention, WIB

In its short five years, BrandSource’s Women In Business (WIB) gathering has become a fixture of the group’s bi-annual Convention and Summit agendas.

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Hutch’s Janys Hutchings Receives 2019 Women In Business Cornerstone Award

September 7, 2019January 28, 2020 Alan Wolf 2019 Convention, WIB

At the 2019 Convention & Expo, BrandSource’s five-year-old Women In Business (WIB) group for female professionals in the appliance, furniture, mattress and consumer tech sectors bestowed its Cornerstone Award to Janys Hutchings, co-owner of Hutch’s Home Furnishings in Lehi, Utah.

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For GE’s Vrontikis, Kitchen Work Means Cooktop Sales

September 12, 2019January 28, 2020 Alan Wolf WIB

It always struck Hosanna Vrontikis as odd that saleswomen are so few and far between in appliance showrooms.

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Know a BrandSource Businesswoman Who Deserves Some Recognition?

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Alan Wolf WIB

BrandSource’s Women In Business (WIB) organization is looking for nominees for its 2020 Cornerstone Award. The honor is bestowed each year upon a female BrandSource member, supplier or vendor partner who engenders the best qualities of the group.

What Goes Up: Following several quarters of accelerated sales, home goods bellwether Conn’s, with over 170 stores across 15 states, said a 13% decline in furniture and mattress revenue and a 25% decline in appliance sell-through contributed to an operating loss of $20 million within its retail segment for the three months ended April 30. Conns Inc.

Short Circuited: Best Buy’s sales and profits continued to deteriorate in the first quarter amid what the company described as an electronics recession, although it anticipates a rebound later this year or in 2024. StarTribune

If You Can’t Beat ’Em: Amazon said its independent sellers — which include ProSource members Abt Electronics, Walts TV and World Wide Stereo — collectively sold more than 4.1 billion products through its site last year, averaging more than $230,000 in sales. Amazon Small Business Empowerment Report