Sales Decline Slows Among Top 25 Car CE Retailers New York Car electronics sales generated by the nation's top 25 car electronics retailers declined in 2014 but at about half the rate of the previous year, TWICE found in compiling the latest list of top sellers. More »
Sharp Makes Latest Personnel Move Mahwah, N.J. - Sharp Electronics Marketing Company of America (SEMCA) tapped former Panasonic executive Fred Ehmke as director of sales responsible for managing the Best Buy and Target accounts for TV and audio products. More »
Amazon Ups Fulfillment Ante Updated! Seattle Amazon.com has begun offering free same-day delivery to Prime-tier members in 14 major metro markets on orders of $35 or more. More » TWICE Launches 3rd Annual VIP Awards NEW CATEGORIES! TWICE will hold the third annual VIP Awards program, in which retailers and distributors will have the chance to honor the products that have made the biggest difference in their business. More » Windows 10 Due July 29 Redmond, Wash. Windows 10 will be available July 29 on new tablets and PCs and as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 tablets and PCs, though the availability of a Windows 10 upgrade for Windows Phone 8.1 devices will vary by vendor and carrier, Microsoft announced. More »
D&H Holding Hershey Show June 4 Hershey, Pa. National CE and IT distributor D&H Distributing will hold its annual Mid-Atlantic Summer Technology Show here this week. More »
Samsung Ties In With Jurassic World Ridgefield Park, N.J. Samsung entered into a marketing agreement with Universal Pictures to display clips from the upcoming movie Jurassic World on Samsung SUHD TVs in more than 500 Best Buy stores. More »
Blogs
Changing Role Of Buying Groups Takes Another Turn By Steve Smith When I started to write about how buying groups have changed I realized it is thirty years this spring since I attended my first electronics/appliance buying group meeting the NATM Buying Corp. shindig at the Doral Country Club in Miami. (Ouch.) More »
'Thread,' 'Weave' Leave Me In Stitches By Joseph Palenchar If anything, the folks in the home-automation business are a clever bunch when it comes to naming their technologies. More »
The Top 100 CE Retailers Report Is Now Available To Purchase
Produced by TWICE with market research partner The Stevenson Company, the 2015 TWICE Top 100 Consumer Electronics Retailers Report provides an in-depth look at the shifting patterns of industry retailers with sales of $10 million and up. Here you'll find the data and trends that will impact the industry for the forthcoming year. The Bonus Online Edition includes additional breakout charts and a complete contact index for the Top 100 CE retailers.
Did you miss "Sell the Season," our webinar that dove into the Dads & Grads and Back-To-School selling seasons? You can still listen to the entire replay!
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