Best Buy Adding Samsung Appliance Shops Minneapolis In its latest move to revitalize its sales floors and share the cost of showroom space, Best Buy has once again partnered with Samsung, this time with a dedicated in-store shop for majaps. More »
It's Official: 2015 CES Was The Largest Ever Arlington, Va. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), owner and producer of International CES, announced that the independent audit of the 2015 show confirmed attendance reached a record 176,676. More »
Klipsch Brand Debuts In Factory Car Entertainment System Hauppauge, N.Y. The Klipsch brand will debut in a factory-installed OEM entertainment system for the first time when VoxxHirschmann begins supplying automotive rear-seat entertainment systems with Klipsch wired headphones in the 2015 and 2016 Cadillac Escalade Platinum SUVs. More »
Talk To The Tablet By Tom Hebrock, Stuart & Associates Let me set the scene: Philadelphia airport, F concourse, Friday afternoon and I am heading home after a long week of training. I had an hour to kill until my next flight so I thought I would grab a quick beer before I had to board. More »
"Christmas In July" CE Holiday Sales Preview Join TWICE Senior Editor Alan Wolf, New Age Electronics President Fred Towns, HSN Vice President of Electronics and Household Neal Martinelli, Icontrol Networks Vice President of Piper Marketing Jason Domangue and CEA Manager of Industry Analysis Chris Ely, for a dynamic discussion on the second half of 2015 and an exciting CE holiday sales preview. Panelists will share the hottest core and emerging categories that will drive sales, including wearables, home automation, audio, personal computing, gaming and more. By attending this TWICE webinar sponsored by New Age Electronics, you'll walk away with exclusive industry insight to help you stay ahead of the curve this holiday season!
Now Available: The Top 100 CE Retailers, the Top 50 Major Appliances Retailers and the Top 25 Car Electronics Retailers reports!
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. Purchase the Top 100 CE Retailers Report here.
Fueled by a housing market comeback and greater macroeconomic equilibrium, major appliance sell-through continued to rebound last year, far outpacing retailers' flat results in the sister CE category. Indeed, according to TWICE's first-ever Top 50 Major Appliance Retailers report, the country's largest white-goods dealers posted a cumulative 5 percent increase in majap sales in 2014, bettering the overall marketplace by 2 percentage points. This bonus online edition includes additional breakout information. Purchase the Top 50 Major Appliances Retailers Report here.