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TWICE Presents Its Excellence In Retailing Awards

In a year where plenty of retailers have told TWICE, “Flat sales are the new growth curve” - or words to that effect - more times than anyone would care to hear, you’d think that it would be tough to find retailers of any stripe, especially CE retailers, to honor. The CE industry didn’t go on vacation this year just because the worst recession since the Great... More

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CEATEC ’09 May Illustrate An Industry In Transition

SOMEWHERE ABOVE THE PACIFIC - I’m returning to New York from an eventful week in Japan. In covering this business over the years I’ve been fortunate enough to go to cover CEATEC, held just outside of Tokyo, more than a half-dozen times. I was invited by Panasonic to attend this year, mainly to see its 3D HD introduction at CEATEC. If you’ve been visiting twice.com ,... More

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CEATEC Also Showcases Unique, Odd Displays

A cellphone with a wooden casing. Robots that move based on the movements of schools of fish. Battery-powered cars highlighted by consumer electronics manufacturers. And a singing robot that looks like a young girl. So this year’s CEATEC show, being held here at the Makuhari Messe convention center, a town just outside of Tokyo, isn’t just about 3-D HDTV. The unique,... More

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Best Buy’s Dunn: HDTV In Its Early Stages

All the talk at the Best Buy Holiday Media Day was about its fourth-quarter plans and projections. But since we had the opportunity to talk with the chain’s CEO Brian Dunn this past Wednesday in New York, I asked him what product opportunities the industry may provide down the road, such as in 2010 and 2011. Specifically, I asked if he thought CE product introductions in the... More

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Industry Signposts

Maybe it is lingering effect of being in a recession for too long, or the pressures of preparing for the fourth quarter, but here for your consideration are a few items that illustrate the mood and trends flowing through the industry now. Crystal Ball Cloudy On CE’s Q4 Surveys that were released last week provided a foggy picture on holiday sales. A CEA-CNET poll said... More