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December 1, 2008

• Black Friday Consumer Electronics Sales Brisk
  New York — Despite fears of a promotional free-for-all on Black Friday, CE dealers largely stuck to plan the day after Thanksgiving and avoided the deep margin-drubbing discounting of past years. more » » » 
• Retailers Got Early Start On Black Friday Promos
  CHICAGO — Black Friday started early for retailers last week. In an effort to secure their share of wallets over the weekend, many merchants pre-empted competitors by revealing their promotional plans days in advance of the traditional Thanksgiving Day circulars. The early announcements may have also been prompted by advanced postings of purported Black Friday ad scans by a slew of consum... more » » » 

• Circuit Gift Cards Accepted By hhgregg
  INDIANAPOLIS — hhgregg didn't wait for store closings to make a grab for Circuit City's market share. For a limited time last month the multi-regional CE and appliance chain accepted Circuit City gift cards at all of its stores. The five-day promotion, which was later extended by a week, was held independent of Circuit City, and hhgregg applied the cards' value to only 20 percent of the t... more » » » 
• NRF Expects Lower Holiday Gift Card Sales
  WASHINGTON — The National Retail Federation (NRF) expects gift card sales will fall nearly 6 percent this holiday season to $24.9 billion, down from $26.3 billion last year, based on the results of its sixth annual Gift Card Survey, conducted by BigResearch. The survey found 53.5 percent of people plan to purchase gift cards this year vs. more » » » 
• TWICE Video: Scenes from Black Friday
  A quick video tour of early Black Friday morning store openings from around the country and a video of one woman who got more then she expected at the Mall of America.  more » » » 

• SonyStyle To Recycle Customers' TVs
  SAN DIEGO — SonyStyle announced plans to launch its Green Glove Service, an in-home delivery service that customer can use when they purchase a new 32-inch or larger Sony Bravia LCD TV at a SonyStyle store or direct at SonyStyle.com. At the customer's request, the retailer will haul away the customer's old TV and recycle it responsibly when they deliver, unpack and set up the new TV. more » » » 
• Distributor Briefs
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• Storms Sink Conn's Q3 Profits
  Beaumont, Texas — Conn's said sales and earnings were socked by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike during the retailer's fiscal third quarter. more » » » 
• Blockbuster Unveils ‘OnDemand’ TV Service
  Dallas — Blockbuster confirmed Tuesday the long speculation that it would jump into the online video space with a retail set-top product, similar to that offered by rival Netflix. more » » » 
• Office Depot Adds PC Security
  Santa Clara, Calif. — Office Depot and McAfee have teamed to provide McAfee Internet security solutions to customers through the retailer’s Tech Depot Services program. more » » » 

• Paradigm Shifts: Catching the Next Wave, Or Turning Your Back On A Tsunami
  When did you first become cognizant of the fact that digital music was changing everything? Before iPod? After? How long before or after? The answer to these questions says a lot about how much attention you pay to paradigm shifts and, in the case of iPod, one that occurred right in the CE industry's backyard. more » » » 

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