TWICE - March 10, 2003

Publicly held full-line merchants enjoyed moderate sales gains in February, despite a Presidents' Day blizzard that shuttered thousands of stores along the East Coast. One exception to the positive showing was Sears, whose total sales fell 7.9 percent from February 2002 to $1.7 billion, while comp store sales slipped 9.

• Accessories
• Samsonite Unveils Computer Case Lineup
• Hands-Free Adapter Used As A Converter
• Logitech Offers Enhanced Cordless Duo Keyboards
• Monster Introduces Alkaline Battery Line
• Fellowes Bows LCD Monitor Enhancers
• Stylus Compatible With Numerous PDAs, Handhelds
• Chief Debuts 4 Small Flat-Panel Mounts
• Sygnet Launches RadFree Junior Headset Line

• Business News
• Staples Fiscal Q4 N.A. Sales Increase 7%
• Costco Fiscal Q2 Sales Increase 8%, Net Dips
• BJ's Fiscal Q4 Sales Rise 12.4%, Net Drops
• OfficeMax Fiscal Q4 Sales Rise 5%, Moves Into Black
• Business Notes

• By The Numbers
• 2002 Audio Sales Decline To 9-Year Low
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard

• Communications
• Wireless Turns 20 With 21st Century Phones
• Microsoft: See SPOT Run Despite Past Wristwatch-Pager Failures

• Computer Technology
• Sony Adds New Vaio PC, LCDs
• Microtune Cuts PC Cables
• Microsoft Joins +RW Alliance
• PDA Sales In Position To Pick Up

• Digital Imaging
• Peripherals Are Plentiful At PMA
• Digital Cameras Ride High Into PMA Show

• Home Audio
• Audio's Evolution Illustrated In Sony's '03 Line

• Major Appliances
• Vacuum Sales Grow 2.1 Percent In 2003
• Electrolux Names New Chief Of U.S. Majap Unit
• Major Appliance Sales Off 3.3% In January

• Mobile Electronics
• Bazooka Ships Eq., Capacitor
• Long, Cold Winter Helps Remote Start Biz
• Ultimate Ups Presence In Aftermarket
• Super Woofers On The Rise

• News
• Best Buy, C'City Battle Tough Quarter
• Target's Fiscal Q4 Sales Rise 9%
• Varied Features Mark '03 Phones By Sony Ericsson
• TWICE People
• Sony's Blu-ray Set For Japan Debut In April
• Sony Unveils '03 TV, DVD Lines
• Crosley Founder Dixson Dies At 83
• Dell Introduces Two Entry-Level $899 Notebooks
• Lowe's Fiscal Q4 Sales Up 16.5%, While Net Earnings Rise 46.2%
• Home Depot's Fiscal '02 Sales Rise
• Fedders' Sal Giordano Dies At 92
• Netgear To Ship 802.11a/b/g Card
• Digital Pix Suppliers Push Prints At PMA
• NPD: PC Product Sales Rise 2.5%

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Playing The Right Cards Can Strengthen Dealers' Hands
• HTSA: Staying Above The Competitive Fray
• As E-tail Evolves, Selling CE Gets More Sophisticated
• MARTA Upbeat About Its Market Position
• R'Shack's Print Catalog Gone But Not Forgotten

• Video/Home Satellite
• Canon Unveils Optura Camcorder Pair
• Sony Unveils SXRD Projection TV Technology

• Viewpoint
• Musings On Music & HDTV Biz