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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Dual-deck VCR maker Sensory Science Corp. extended its fiscal first-quarter pretax loss to $4.4 million, up from $715,000 in the same...

Strong profit performances from its U.S., Asian and European appliance operations produced record first-quarter consolidated operating earnings for Whirlpool, but the company ended up...

Fretter reported a massive loss for its fiscal third quarter after taking $158 million in special charges, mainly related to the shuttering of its...

Emerson Radio reported strong results for its fiscal third quarter, attributing the rise in revenues to sales in its microwave oven, audio, DVD and...

Final preparations are in place for the 2000 International CES, which takes place January 6-9 in Las Vegas and will bring together more than...

Circuit City posted strong earnings growth from continuing operations at its consumer electronics and appliance retailing division for its fiscal second-quarter and first-half periods,...

Harvey Electronics, the upscale metro New York retail chain, posted an increased loss on higher sales for its fiscal second quarter, but still closed...

Branching out into a digital video area it sees as being even bigger than direct-to-home satellite, Thomson signed a three-year $1 billion agreement to...

Stereo color TV sales to dealers in July slipped slightly from last year, breaking a string of three consecutive up months, according to figures...

Recoton took a hefty $27.5 million in third-quarter charges and write-offs as part of a restructuring plan designed to streamline operations, revamp product, and...

Major appliance manufacturers started off the second quarter with the strongest growth in shipments for any month this year, a surge shared by both...

Just in time to make a splash at this week’s CEDIA Expo ’99 in Indianapolis, high-end TV projector marketer Vidikron of America has been...

Maytag Appliances is restructuring its field sales organization, creating nine market business teams during the second quarter. The nine business teams, or super regions...

The assets of Smith’s Home Furnishings will be liquidated under a Chapter 7 motion that was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Portland,...

Continuing the performance re-bound that started in the second quarter last year, Ultimate Electronics reported its fourth straight quarter of profitability on higher sales....

COLUMBIA, Md. — USA Digital Radio has secured $41 million in additional equity financing from a group that includes radio broadcasters and investment, technology...

Continuing its financial bounce-back, Sound Advice reported record sales and earnings for its fiscal second quarter and indicated it was continuing to sharpen its...

With its North American Frigidaire major appliance business leading the way, Sweden’s Electrolux reported higher sales and a significant increase in operating earnings for...

Compaq, which is now selling its Prosignia line of PCs for small businesses through retailers, is partnering with Ingram Micro and Tech Data for...

PTV Panasonic will unveil at Winter CES a new line of TV and video products, highlighted by a 51″ tabletop projection TV, a Dolby...

Smith Corona reported a loss and lower sales for its fiscal year, but showed a profit for the fourth quarter. For the year ending...

BY Greg Tarr & Joseph Palenchar Make an appointment with your mortgage company, Super Audio CD is here. Sony formally announced last week plans...

With a nod to the strong shipment performance turned in by major appliance manufacturers through the first five months of this year, AHAM has...

SatCom Electronics of Poway, Calif., is introducing three new flat-antenna systems in its PASSPort line — the Mini Plus, the MDBS-AA2000 and the HDBS-2000....

Rayovac-branded surge protection products are scheduled to begin appearing in retail stores this fall, according to a licensing agreement recently announced between Rayovac and...

The 2000 International CES, to be held in Las Vegas January 6-9, will be the first major technology show of the new year (and...

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Already ubiquitous on new PCs, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) will soon be the dominant interface between PCs and peripherals, according...

The embryonic ATSC digital television system took on new dimensions at last week’s National Association of Broadcasters’ Convention, where plans for the first DTV...

With both DSS and EchoStar setting new sign-up records in May, the month saw the number of direct-to-home satellite TV households past the 10...

A recent study by Dataquest reports that the Internet software and services market will become a $32 billion industry in 2001. The San Jose,...

Margin-cutting to meet new competition, along with increased overhead and interest expenses, resulted in a fourth-quarter net loss for Sound Advice that was steep...

LatinChannels, the retail show for Latin America, will visit Puerto Rico, October 1-5 at the new Westin Rio Mar Beach Resort, hosting over 100...

Declaring that VHS is still the 800-pound gorilla of the industry and that “reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated,” the International Recording...

General Electric Appliances will link up with a South American appliance giant, DAKO S.A. of Brazil, to jointly distribute both companies1 products there and...

In a continuation of a profit-oriented restructuring started late last year with the return of founder Ron Unkefer as CEO, Good Guys announced a...

Tweeter Home Entertainment reported double-digit sales and earnings increases for its fiscal second quarter and first half. For the three months to March 31...

Lexmark International announced that its Optra E310 comes standard with USB support for Mac OS 8.6 and iMac users. With an estimated street price...

Sears began selling major appliances over the Internet today. Three months after announcing its e-commerce plans for majaps, the retailer’s sears.com web site is...

Home Theater Products International is voluntarily delisting its shares from the NASDAQ national market as it no longer meets the requirements for financial disclosure....

Voice-recognition technology will make its debut in car security systems at Winter CES, where price points on anti-code-grabbing security systems will trickle down to...

It is far more pleasant, I know, to talk and write about increasing sales and lowering costs of goods sold than it is to...

Longtime trade and business reporter Jeff Malester is joining TWICE as business editor, a new position, effective April 17. Malester joins TWICE from another...