TWICE - April 16, 2001

West Chester, Pa. — Video game hardware and software and PC entertainment retailer Electronics Boutique recorded increased sales for the fiscal fourth quarter and year, but earnings were off for both periods. Revenues for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 3 climbed 5.9 percent to $334 million, compared with $315.

• Accessories
• Pack Makes A Good Fit For PS2
• Entertainment Furniture Flies On Form, Function
• Terk Technologies Introduces Surge Protector, Video Selector

• Business News
• Motorola Q1 Sales, Profit Off As Phone Sales Drop 29%
• GE Q1 Majaps Sales Drop, Net Off
• EARNINGS BRIEFS
• e-SIM Q4 Revenues Slip, Year Climbs 64%
• CellStar Fiscal Q1 Sales Rise 9.4%

• By The Numbers
• PDA's Future Bright, CEA Says
• Datacasting Adding Fuel To Sales Of PC/TV Tuners
• Digicam Households To Double
• Home Audio System Shipments Boost Overall Sales In January

• Communications
• Ericsson Ships Bluetooth Units; Others To Come
• E-Mail, Data Options Grow For Wireless Devices
• On-Hold Music Stored In Solid-State Memory

• Computer Technology
• Mac Chain ComputerWare Closes Shop
• Sheltering Your Palm From The Storm
• Industry Mixed Over Palm Handheld Sales Report
• TEAC Readies New Portable Drives

• Home Audio
• Onkyo Outlines New Product, Training Initiatives
• McIntosh Reorganizes To Boost Training, Accelerate Sell-Through

• Interactive Entertainment
• Sony Reports PS2 Unit Sales Reach 3M
• InterAct Readies Accessories For New Platforms
• Sega: 35K Register For PSO In March
• NPDs Top 20 Video Game Titles
• Sega Announces Xbox Game Titles
• Kinyo Surrounds Gamers With Sound

• Major Appliances
• The TWICE Top 5: Best-Selling Products At Retail
• Feds Bestow Energy Awards
• An Offer They Couldn't Refuse
• AHAM Elects New Board Members

• Mobile Electronics
• After the Fallout: Car Audio Still Strong On The Web
• Mobile Briefs
• Best Buy Eyes Connecticut; Competitors Brace

• News
• Heilig-Meyers To Close All Stores
• AHAM Braces For Next Regulatory Wave
• March Video Sales Rise In Most Categories
• Sony Combines Electronics All In One Group
• Amazon Preliminary Q1 Sales Up 21%
• Best Buy Fiscal Q4 Sales, Net Increase
• Inkjet Prospects Look Bleak With PC Sales Hurting
• CE Items Star At RetailVision
• Sirius OEM Deal Talks Are Dragging On
• Gateway Q1 Revise Cuts Expectations
• Kenwood Reports Growth For U.S., Parent Off $170M
• March Retail Sales Mixed
• Good Guys' Net For Five Months Rises 15 Percent
• Satellite Powers Hush On Deal
• Kenwood Stepping Up In 2001
• TWICE PEOPLE
• Powell: Digital Copy Right Is A Challenge
• Circuit City Group's Q4 Sales, Earnings Drop
• Zenith Widens Q4 Loss, While Sales Drop 37%
• TiVo Hikes Fee, Trims Workforce
• Matsushita U.S. Realigns Sales, Marketing Units
• Philips Names Ex-Maytag Exec President/CEO

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Online Retail Sales Climb to $3.4 Billion In February
• Tweeter Into North Carolina Market With Acquisition
• Dealers Should Cover Their Assets When Letting Staff Go
• Best Buy, Target, Sears Cited For Innovative Ad Campaigns
• Tweeter Puts To Rest Bryn Mawr, United Audio, Douglas TV Brands

• Video/Home Satellite
• LifeClips Rolls Out Video-To-Disc Service
• Electrograph To Distribute Philips Display Units
• Wiley: 2006 Deadline 'Problematic'
• Pegasus Intros 2-Way Broadband
• Vivastar Slates DVD-R 'Recorders' For The States

• Viewpoint
• Perception & Reality