By Alan Wolf On May 13 2013 - 8:40am

Sears Launches Rent-To-Own Leasing Program

Hoffman Estates, Ill. — Sears Holdings will launch a rent-to-own leasing program for CE, majaps, mattresses and other big-ticket items this week, and has

TWICE Staff On May 13 2013 - 8:35am

Gary Bennett, Former Hitachi Exec, Dies At 64

Chino Hills, Calif. — Gary Richard Bennett, a 40-year veteran of the consumer electronics industry, passed away on Thursday, May 9, after a 13-month

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