Electronics/Appliance Retailing
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Amazon Q4 Earnings Fall 58%By Alan Wolf, February 1, 2012Palo Alto, Calif. - Amazon.com reported a 58 percent drop in fourth-quarter profits amid higher fulfillment, content and marketing costs. More
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Sears Touts Super Bowl Savings In CEBy Alan Wolf, January 31, 2012Hoffman Estates, Ill. - Sears has announced a raft of home-theater promotions for the Super Bowl. More
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Chartis Acquires Service NetBy Alan Wolf, January 31, 2012New York - Warranty underwriter Chartis has acquired Service Net, a leading extended-warranty and service-plan administrator. More
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Azione Adds Vendor MembersBy Alan Wolf, January 31, 2012West Chester, Pa. - Startup buying group Azione Unlimited has added new vendors to its member roster, bringing the vendor total to 20. More
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Shopkick App Boosts Brick-&-Mortar SalesBy Alan Wolf, January 31, 2012Palo Alto, Calif. - Shopkick, a location-based shopping app, said it helped drive $110 million in brick-and-mortar revenue last year. More
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Apple Names Ex-Dixons CEO To Head Retail StoresBy Alan Wolf, January 31, 2012Cupertino, Calif. - Apple has found a new executive to run its retail stores. More
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RadioShack Warns Sprint, Q4 Promos Hurt EarningsBy Alan Wolf, January 31, 2012Fort Worth, Texas - RadioShack says its preliminary fourth quarter earnings show "significant declines" due to its Sprint wireless business and an overly promotional holiday season. More
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BrandSource Creates Sales, Recruitment RoleTWICE Staff, January 30, 2012Anaheim, Calif. - BrandSource has hired majap industry veteran Tom Bennett to head up a new sales and membership recruitment and retention function. More
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NPD Signs Info-Sharing Deal With AdoramaTWICE Staff, January 30, 2012Port Washington, N.Y. -The NPD Group said it has signed a multiyear information-sharing agreement with Adorama, a leading photo specialty retailer. More
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TWICE Roundtable: Retailers Hang Hopes On Connectivity
By Doug Olenick, January 30, 2012LAS VEGAS — Retail executives participating in the annual TWICE Retail Roundtable at International CES pointed out the unbalanced course sales took during the holiday selling season along with giving insight into a wide variety of topics. More
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Connected Consumers Changing CE And Retail: Marketers By David Elrich, January 30, 2012LAS VEGAS — If you think your head is spinning dealing with the brave new world of connected electronics, consider the marketers who now have to sell products to newly empowered consumers carrying devices that keep them linked to the Internet at all times. More
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Newegg Awards Top Vendors — And Customers — At CES By Alan Wolf, January 30, 2012LAS VEGAS — Newegg announced the winners of its Eggie Awards at the e-tailer’s annual International CES event here last month. More
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eBay's Donahoe: Mobile Apps Revolutionizing Retail By Alan Wolf, January 30, 2012LAS VEGAS — Smartphone shopping apps will continue to radically alter the way consumers shop and pay, but are also providing brick-and-mortar retailers with new tools to drive traffic to their stores. More
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GfK: Smartphones To Hit 22% Of Global CE SalesBy Joseph Palenchar, January 26, 2012Nuremberg, Germany - Smartphones will account for 22 percent of global consumer electronics dollar volume at retail in 2012, up by 4 percentage points from 2011, according to GfK Digital World. More
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Super Bowl Inspiring TV Shoppers: SurveyBy Alan Wolf, January 26, 2012San Francisco - A new consumer poll shows that one out of four shoppers are considering purchasing a new TV before the Super Bowl on Feb. 5, and 63 percent plan to spend more on the new set than their last. More
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Stampede Boosts Credit To DealersTWICE Staff, January 25, 2012Amherst, N.Y. - Stampede Presentations Products is expanding the credit facilities it offers to qualified dealers. More
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CE Tops In Holiday Shopping: SurveyBy Alan Wolf, January 25, 2012Boulder, Colo. - Fully 100 percent of consumers surveyed in a holiday shopping poll reported purchasing a CE device last season. More
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Dec. Major Appliance Shipments Up 4%, 2011 FlatBy Alan Wolf, January 24, 2012Washington - Factory shipments of major appliances rose 3.7 percent in December, to some 5.1 million units. More
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Consumer Confidence Up: CEATWICE Staff, January 24, 2012Arlington, Va. - Consumer confidence in the overall economy is at a four-year high, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE). More
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Best Buy, Sharp Kick Off Super Bowl PromoBy Alan Wolf, January 23, 2012Minneapolis - Best Buy is kicking off the Super Bowl promotional period with steep discounts on 60-inch, 70-inch and 80-inch 1080p LCD-LED TVs by Sharp. More
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