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Another Transition

As we reach the halfway mark on the calendar, many retailers, distributors and suppliers are looking to fall merchandising plans and holiday sales.

Three

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Why CE Prices Always Go Down

Everyone in this industry who I have spoken to in my career covering CE has always complained about ever-lower prices and margins.

They all point fingers at

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Changes Abound In Specialty A/V

This month changes in the specialty A/V market came to the surface and, depending upon your viewpoint, are either ominous or hopeful.

After the demise of Ken

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Keeping Track Of Rebates A Major Concern

The industry has to manage the instant rebates (IRs) for HDTVs because the myriad of plans and paperwork by manufacturers are driving retailers crazy and hurting

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2010: The Year Of 3D In CE

3D TV is the most talked about new technology in the consumer electronics industry this year.

That being said, the technology has taken its PR lumps since

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It’s Official: Harman Buys Newsweek

Looks like yesterday’s blog was accurate: Legendary CE

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Report: Sidney Harman To Buy Newsweek

This item is outside of TWICE’s usual realm of coverage. And we could not independently verify that reports from the

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Big Apple’s Apple

As a native New Yorker and someone who has covered the CE industry for more than a few years, I don’t know if I am appalled or bemused about a story that

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Beating a Dead Walkman

“Rousing a Humbled Giant”

“Sony Sets Out To Recapture Its Glory, and Badly Needs a Hit”

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