TWICE Staff On May 10 2013 - 2:29pm

Audio America Taps SED’s Elster For CEO

Jupiter, Fla. — Home and car electronics distributor Audio America has named Jonathan Elster CEO, replacing Ryan Munder who will remain as chairman.

TWICE Staff On May 9 2013 - 3:43pm

Ingram Micro Holds Spring Expo; Shapiro Keynotes

Scottsdale, Ariz. — Ingram Micro’s consumer electronics division (IMCE) hosted its annual Spring Vendor Expo, drawing more than 500 manufacturers and

By Alan Wolf On May 9 2013 - 11:52am

Sears Names New CIO

Hoffman Estates, Ill. — Sears Holdings has appointed Jeff Balagna executive VP and chief information officer.

Balagna joins Sears from Eli

By Alan Wolf On May 9 2013 - 8:48am

Azione Plans Webinar Series

Chester Springs, Pa. — Azione Unlimited (AU), the education/buying group for custom retailers and integrators, has slated a pair of webinars for this month

By Alan Wolf On May 9 2013 - 8:47am

GWG Partners With Vtechsquad, Expands Service Center

St. James, N.Y. – Global Warranty Group (GWG) will provide extended-service coverage to customers of Vtechsquad, a Cloud-based IT support provider.

By Alan Wolf On May 9 2013 - 8:46am

Costco’s April Sales Up 7%

Issaquah, Wash. — Strength in CE contributed to a 7 percent increase in Costco’s April sales.

Net sales were just shy of $8 billion for the four

TWICE Staff On May 8 2013 - 3:29pm

D&H Reports 8% Annual Sales Growth

Harrisburg, Pa. — D&H Distributing, the 95-year old privately held CE and computer products distributor, reported 8 percent sales growth in its fiscal

By Alan Wolf On May 8 2013 - 12:44pm

Huppin’s Closes Downtown Store

Spokane, Wash. – CE specialty dealer Huppin’s closed its venerable downtown store here last month and consolidated its brick-and-mortar operations into

By Steve Smith On May 8 2013 - 11:57am

OfficeMax Posts Lower Sales, Higher Profits

Naperville, Ill. — OfficeMax reported lower sales but higher operating and net income for its fiscal first quarter, ended March 30.

The chain, which

By Alan Wolf On May 7 2013 - 8:33am

Value Electronics To Hold 9th Annual Flat Panel Competition

Scarsdale, N.Y. – Independent video dealer Value Electronics is holding its Ninth Annual Flat Panel Shootout this week.

The competition compares