By Alan Wolf On Jun 17 2013 - 4:09pm

Retail Execs Cite Social Media, Analytics As Essential Tools

New York — Social media, mobile and online shopping, and mobile and online promotions and coupons are the top tech trends making “a significant impact

By Alan Wolf On Jun 17 2013 - 3:06pm

Adorama Hosting Esiason Benefit Fair

New York — Adorama, the Manhattan photo, A/V and IT specialty dealer, will host its Third Annual Sunday Family Funday Street Fair this weekend to benefit the

By Alan Wolf On Jun 17 2013 - 12:55pm

Former Fedders Fridge Owner Gordon Stauffer Dead At 74

Greenville, Mich. – Gordon Stauffer, the onetime president and co-owner of Fedders Refrigeration, died suddenly on June 14. He was 74.

Stauffer joined

On Jun 14 2013 - 3:52pm

Scaglione Joins OwnerIQ

Boston — Longtime Sharp Electronics senior exec Bob Scaglione has joined online advertising services firm OwnerIQ as senior VP of strategic channel

By Alan Wolf On Jun 14 2013 - 3:37pm

Toys‘R’Us Reports $111M Q1 Loss

Wayne, N.J. – The soft global economy and weakness in CE and video gaming contributed to a $111 million first-quarter loss for Toys“R”Us.

By Alan Wolf On Jun 13 2013 - 1:15pm

Best Buy Rebranding PC Departments As ‘Windows Stores’

Minneapolis – Best Buy will rebrand 500 of its computer departments as Windows Stores beginning later this month.

The move follows the rollout of some

By Alan Wolf On Jun 13 2013 - 11:03am

CE/Majaps Retail Sales Flat In May: Feds

Washington – May sell-through for CE and majap specialty retailers slipped 0.5 percent year over year to $8.4 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau

By Greg Tarr On Jun 13 2013 - 11:02am

Optoma Makes Broad Projector Introductions

Orlando, Fla. – Optoma this week unveiled its first 7,000 lumen projector, the EH7700, in addition to a 6,000 lumen model (X605) as part of a 17-model

By Alan Wolf On Jun 11 2013 - 9:57am

ProSource Confers On E-Commerce

Chicago – ProSource, the specialty A/V and custom-install division of the BrandSource buying group, concluded a series of high-level e-

By Alan Wolf On Jun 10 2013 - 4:06pm

NFM Texas Taking Shape

The Colony, Texas — Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) of Texas began taking shape here last week with the raising of the first of 412 massive wall panels.