RadioShack Bankruptcy Imminent: Report
Fort Worth, Texas — RadioShack may file for bankruptcy protection as early as this morning, in a deal that would divide its stores between Sprint and top shareholder Standard General. More »
Sprint Plans To Add 500 Stores
Overland Park, Kan. — "Distribution growth is imperative" to adding subscribers, and Sprint plans to add 500 stores this year, CEO Marcelo Claure said. More »
Sprint Posts Subscriber Gains, Widens Wireless Operating Loss
Overland Park, Kan. — Sprint reversed three consecutive quarters of net losses in retail postpaid subscribers on the Sprint network and posted a 42 percent gain in total net adds to 967,000 in its fiscal third quarter ending December. More »
Conn's Says Delinquencies Down, Sales Up
The Woodlands, Texas — Multiregional furniture, majap and CE chain Conn's appears to have turned a corner in its efforts to stem losses from its in-house consumer credit operation. More »
Verizon Adds More Data To Plans
Basking Ridge, N.J. — Verizon Wireless is joining the price wars by tossing extra data into several More Everything shared-data plans and adding additional data-plan options. More »
GoPro Boosts Hero4 OS
New York — GoPro released a firmware update today that adds capabilities to its flagship Hero4-series cameras. More »
HTSA Sets Events Calendar
Barrington, Ill. – Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), the buying group for system integrators and custom install dealers, has slated four major events for 2015. More »
Whirlpool Q4: Sales Up, Earnings Down
Benton Harbor, Mich. – Higher material costs, unfavorable currency fluctuations and the impact of product transitions took a bite out of Whirlpool's fourth-quarter profits. More »
Mega Group Adds Staff
Germantown, Tenn. – Mega Group USA, the national buying group for independent furniture, mattress, majap and CE dealers, has added two new staff members. More »
CE Buoys Costco's Jan. Comps
Issaquah, Wash. — Costco reported a low single-digit increase in CE comp-store sales in January. More »
Chief Upgrades Fusion Mounts For Hassle-Free Installs
Eden Prairie, Minn. — Chief said it has upgraded its Fusion mounts with features meant to ease installation. More »
FCC's Wheeler Proposes Open-Internet Rules
FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has made official what he had already signaled for weeks. In an op ed in Wired Magazine online, Wheeler said Wednesday; "I am proposing that the FCC use its Title II authority to implement and enforce open Internet protections." The rules will apply to both wired and wireless broadband, a first for the commission. More »
Tweet Of The Day
@LisaM_Johnston: Google has purchased @LaunchpadToys, a maker of augmented reality apps.
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Watch List
By Lisa Johnston
The Watch List is an ongoing series that focuses on CE start-ups reaching out to consumers via crowdfunding and other non-traditional methods. This week's list takes a look at an instant printer for smartphones, headphones with motion sensors, and the "world's thinnest" charging case. More »
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