By Alan Wolf On Feb 21 2013 - 10:57am

Wal-Mart Q4 Profits Up 8%; U.S. CE Share Rises

Bentonville, Ark. – Wal-Mart said net income rose 7.9 percent to $5.6 billion and net sales increased 3.9 percent to $127.1 billion for its fiscal fourth

TWICE Staff On Feb 21 2013 - 9:58am

HTSA Adds Premier Technology Group

Barrington, Ill. — Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA) has added Premier Technology Group of Houston as its newest member.

Premier Technology

By Steve Smith On Feb 20 2013 - 12:10pm

BrandSource’s Lawrence Optimistic About Independents

Orlando, Fla. – There is optimism and opportunity in a changing marketplace for independents, which were the themes of Tuesday morning’s keynote at the

By Alan Wolf On Feb 20 2013 - 10:58am

Office Depot, OfficeMax To Merge

Naperville, Ill. – Office Depot and OfficeMax have agreed to merge.

Pending stockholder and regulatory approval, the No. 2 and 3 office-supply chains

By Alan Wolf On Feb 20 2013 - 10:07am

PRO Group’s Rogers Retiring

Fort Worth, Texas — Glenn Rogers will formally step down as business manager of the Progressive Retailers Organization (PRO Group) on Feb. 28 after more than

By Alan Wolf On Feb 19 2013 - 10:09am

Walmart Feeling Economic Pinch: Report

Bentonville, Ark. — Higher payroll taxes, delayed income tax refunds and the sluggish economy are taking a toll on Walmart’s sales.

According to

By Alan Wolf On Feb 19 2013 - 9:59am

Best Buy Price-Match Policy Permanent

Minneapolis — Best Buy’s holiday policy of matching online and local competitors’ prices will be made permanent.

The holiday offer, which

By Alan Wolf On Feb 19 2013 - 9:53am

Office Chains In Merger Talks: Reports

New York — Office Depot and OfficeMax, the No. 2 and 3 office-supply chains, are far along in merger talks and may announce a deal this week, according to

TWICE Staff On Feb 15 2013 - 2:41pm

ADI Announces 2012 Vendor Partner Awards

Melville, N.Y. – ADI announced the recipients of its 2012 Vendor Partner Awards.

The distributor selected Exacq Technologies as its Vendor of the Year

By Alan Wolf On Feb 14 2013 - 4:58pm

Trade Groups Back New Internet Tax Attempt

Washington — Industry trade associations lauded congressional sponsors of an online sales tax measure that was re-introduced in the House and Senate today.