By Alan Wolf On Feb 28 2013 - 10:27am

Sears Reduces Losses; CE Sales Sink

Hoffman Estates, Ill. – Sears staunched its sales and earnings free fall last year, although CE weighed heavily on its results.

Net loss for the fourth

By Doug Olenick On Feb 28 2013 - 10:15am

Nook Hurts Barnes & Noble In Fiscal Q3

New York – Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media business helped drag down overall revenue and net earnings for the bookseller’s fiscal third quarter.

TWICE Staff On Feb 27 2013 - 3:45pm

D&H’s ‘What’s Trending’ Shows SKU Popularity

Harrisburg, Pa. — D&H Distributing is introducing “What’s Trending,” an online tool that lists the most frequently viewed items on DandH

By Alan Wolf On Feb 27 2013 - 3:16pm

Nebraska Furniture Mart’s Louie Blumkin Dies, 93

Omaha, Neb. — Louie Blumkin, son of Nebraska Furniture Mart founder Rose Blumkin and head of the family business for nearly 40 years, died Tuesday night. He

By Greg Tarr On Feb 27 2013 - 1:39pm

Panasonic Names Woman To Executive Board

Osaka, Japan – Panasonic trimmed its board of executive officers Wednesday and named the first female member in the company’s 95-year history,

By Alan Wolf On Feb 27 2013 - 10:06am

Best Buy Delays Earnings Announcement As It Awaits Schulze Bid

Minneapolis — Best Buy has delayed its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings announcement until Friday.

A company spokesman told the

By Alan Wolf On Feb 26 2013 - 4:46pm

Convenience, Demos Drive In-Store Traffic: Report

Phoenix — A study of showrooming in CE retail stores found that convenience and live product displays are the two top drivers of brick-and-mortar traffic.

By Alan Wolf On Feb 26 2013 - 2:37pm

Best Buy Cutting 400 HQ Jobs

Minneapolis – Best Buy has pink-slipped 400 workers at its corporate headquarters.

The layoffs and other cost-saving measures, all executed today, will

TWICE Staff On Feb 26 2013 - 2:32pm

Almo Sets ’13 Expo Schedule

Philadelphia — Almo, the national CE and major appliance distributor, has announced its 2013 Almo Consumer Electronics and Appliance Expo schedule.

By Alan Wolf On Feb 25 2013 - 3:40pm

Nationwide Names Majap Merchant

Winston-Salem, N.C. – Former Electrolux exec Patrick Maloney has joined the Nationwide Marketing Group as appliance merchandising VP.

He fills a