Happy Birthday To Harry and Jack

I returned a call this morning to a CE Hall of Famer who picked up his phone with his distinctive New York accent — Harry Elias. Ironically, I returned the

By: Steve Smith |

Introducing CE Newswire

Do you know what CE Newswire is? Obviously, more than a few of you do based on the open rates for this relatively new emailed newsletter we send out at the end of each

By: Steve Smith |

Best Buy Turns The Page

The news from Best Buy yesterday was a jolt to start the work week - Dick Schulze, founder and chairman of the chain, will step down to become chairman emeritus, an

By: Steve Smith |

Schulze's Legacy

What was going to happen next year, happened today and for those who have been in the industry for a while it is a sad day given the circumstances. Dick Schulze,

By: Steve Smith |

RILA Debunks DeMint's WSJ Column

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued a press release on an op-ed piece in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal by U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C

By: Steve Smith |

Should Amazon Purchase Best Buy?

That’s the headline of a blog posted today by Herb Greenberg, CNBC senior stocks commentator, where he makes the case that consumers really need to see, touch

By: Steve Smith |

On Meeting Mr. Matsushita

News of the passing of Masaharu Matsushita, 99, longtime president and later chairman of Matsushita chairman of Electric Industrial Company - which was renamed

By: Steve Smith |

Best Buy Meeting Could Be "Bumpy"

“Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night!” - Margo Channing, Broadway diva (played by Bette Davis) from the 1950 classic film “

By: Steve Smith |

iPhone Passion Echoes Lust For Home, Car Audio

In marking the fifth anniversary of iPhone’s debut on June 29, Gazelle, the CE trade-in site, released a survey today saying the following: “When asked

By: Steve Smith |

Architect Of Change

Looking back, it was somewhat ironic that I found out about the resignation of Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn two weeks ago while on a flight to attend the Home Technology

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