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

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

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

By Steve Smith On May 7 2013 - 8:25am

CEA Applauds Introduction of Senate Patent Act

Arlington, Va. – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) backed the U.S. Senate introduction of the Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013, legislation to

By Alan Wolf On May 7 2013 - 8:22am

Senate Passes Online Tax Bill

Washington – The U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act yesterday by a vote of 69-27, putting the fate of mandatory online sales tax collection in