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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

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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Best Buy's Road Ahead

In the past 24 hours or so since Best Buy’s financial was released, the current condition and eventual fate of the No. 1 retailer of consumer electronics

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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

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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

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'Nobody Comes Here Anymore. It's Too Crowded'

The words above are attributed to the great philosopher, athlete and Italian-American icon Yogi Berra about his experience working at a local, popular restaurant in

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Make A New Year's Resolution

Predictions have been that consumer electronics sales will be up this holiday season, as high as 6 percent. So why are so few people in the industry smiling?

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