By The Numbers

• Majap Shipments Improving: AHAM

  By Alan Wolf, October 26, 2009
  Washington — Factory shipments of major appliances continued their sequential improvement in September, suggesting that the beleaguered white-goods industry may have finally bottomed out over the summer. According to the latest wholesale sales data compiled by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), the industry trade group, September majap shipments were down 6.  More

• CE Gift Sales To Rise 8% In Q4: CEA Forecast

  By Steve Smith, October 26, 2009
  Phoenix — Consumer electronics gift sales will grow 8 percent during the fourth quarter from the same period last year, but deep discounts and special retail events will be needed to get consumers into stores and shopping online. That is the word from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), which issued its 16th Annual CE Holiday Sales Forecast last week at the CEA Industry Forum at th...  More

• Retrevo: Blu-ray Shoppers Want Further Price Cuts For Holidays

  By Greg Tarr, October 26, 2009
  Sunnyvale, Calif. — Things are looking up for Blu-ray player sales this holiday season but manufacturers may have to take further steps to ensure robust holiday sell-through, according to a new Retrevo Pulse combined data study posted last week. The consumer electronics shopping market research site, which maintains data and consumer focus studies on top-selling device categories, has foun...  More

• DisplaySearch Hikes LCD TV Unit Forecasts

  By Greg Tarr, October 12, 2009
  Austin, Texas — Video display market analyst DisplaySearch issued fourth-quarter forecasts for North American LCD TV sales calling for annual shipment totals to increase from just more than 31 million units to 34 million units, with all of the increased volume coming from smaller than 40-inch screen sizes.  More

• JD Power: Samsung Winning TV Retail Recommendations

  By Greg Tarr, October 12, 2009
  WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Samsung has made tremendous gains in the on-floor recommendations of retail sales associates in the last 12 months, according to a recently released joint J.D. Power and Associates and Market Force Information mystery shoppers survey. The study compiled the findings of more than 1,500 mystery shoppers who shopped at more than 1,200 major electronics retail locati...  More

• Holiday Sales To Decline 1%: NRF

  By Alan Wolf, October 12, 2009
  Washington — Continued consumer uncertainty over job security and housing values will contribute to a 1 percent decline in total retail sales this holiday season, according to a forecast by the National Retail Federation (NRF). The projected decline, to $437.6 billion, will anniversary last year's 3.  More

• CEA/CNET: Consumer Confidence In Tech Rises

  September 28, 2009
  ARLINGTON, VA. — Consumer confidence in technology and consumer electronics jumped, while confidence in the overall economy fell slightly in September, according to the latest figures from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and CNET. The CEA-CNET Index of Consumer Technology Expectations (ICTE) climbed more than 6 percent this month.  More

• Holiday Sales Flat, CE Down: Report

  By Alan Wolf, September 28, 2009
  Columbus, Ohio — Fourth-quarter retail sales will be flat to last year, when holiday revenue fell 4.5 percent, according to the latest forecast by market research firm Retail Forward. But sales through the CE specialty channel are expected to decline, the firm said. The projected sales results, based on core distribution channels and merchandise categories, would rank the coming holiday se...  More

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