TWICE - February 11, 2002

Retailers — at least those still reporting sales monthly — provided a mixed bag of results for January.In a continuation of December's dynamic, discount chains enjoyed the sharpest revenue gains last month while business seemingly remained soft for the balance of retail.

• Accessories
• Surge Protectors Offer Full-Featured Assurance
• Richard Gray's New Model 600S Powers Up Home Theater

• Business News
• Business Notes
• As Q4 Sales Drop 9%, Duracell Profit Off 48%
• Rayovac Fis. Q1 Earnings Hurt By Kmart Ch. 11
• Aiwa Fiscal Third Quarter Sales Drop 27%, Loss Narrows
• Toshiba Fiscal Third Quarter CE/PC Sales Dip 2%
• Energizer Fiscal Q1 N. Amer. Sales Climb 8%

• By The Numbers
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard
• The TWICE Top 5: Best-Selling Products At Retail

• Communications
• Motient Expands Wireless-Data Net
• Verizon Mirrors Conservative 2.5G Launches
• BlackBerries To Get Voice Capability
• Verizon Launches 1X In Low-Key Rollout
• Phone Makers Hook Up To Energy Star Program

• Computer Technology
• Safeway Selling Milk, Eggs And TurboTax
• PC Briefs
• First Memory Stick Adapter For Visor Bows
• Maxtor: 160GB Hard Drive Fits Consumer Niche

• Digital Imaging
• DPI Readies Kiosk For PMA Show, March Launch
• Fuji Launches Three New FinePix Digital Cameras
• IDC: 6.5 Million Digicams Shipped In 2001

• Home Audio
• High-End, Mainstream Speakers Ready To Roll
• Canton Unveils 22 Speakers
• RBH Boosts Line, Adds Flagship

• Major Appliances
• How Direct Drive Will Revolutionize The Washing Machine Market
• Jenn-Air Ahead Of The Curve With New Oven Line

• Mobile Electronics
• Garmin Enters FRS/GMRS Arena
• 2-Way Radio Market Awaits 2-Watt, 22-Channel GMRS
• FRS Gets 22 Channels; GMRS Prices To Plunge
• Radar Suppliers Enter Jammer Market

• News
• Four Studios Set HD D-VHS Plans
• How CE Retail Saved Christmas
• Overseas Sales Of Pioneer A/V Up In Fiscal Q3
• Best Buy Launches Private-Label PC Program
• Sony's Fiscal Q3 Electronics Sales Drop 2.8 Percent
• CE Firms For Weather Service Group
• MS Freestyle Can Turn PC Into A/V Unit
• J&R Opens Consumer/Pro Photo Location
• Hitachi Unveils DVD-Based C'Corder Lineup
• MARTA Members: Maintaining Their Margin Momentum
• Henry Kloss, 72, Industry Legend, Innovator, Dies
• RDA Absorbed By Nationwide
• Compaq: Plan In Place For HP Merger
• Lexar Bows 1GB CompactFlash Card
• Whirlpool Sales Up In North America
• TWICE People
• PMA Vendors Pumping Prints
• Philips Fourth Quarter CE Sales Decline 19%
• Obituaries

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Good Guys' Weller: Economy Not Cooperating With Turnaround
• Autumn's Aftermath: How CE Dealers Rescued Christmas
• What's Hot? DVD, Large Screen TV; What's Not? Audio
• Click-And-Mortar Model Now mandatory In CE Retail

• Video/Home Satellite
• Thomson Launches Promo Programs
• Controversy Arises Over New D-VHS Decks
• Toshiba Previews LCoS And Blue Laser

• Viewpoint
• Better, Heathier Retailers