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Cobra Electronics is “gradually moving away from telephones to put more emphasis on FRS,” according to president Jim Bazet. The company dropped its 25-channel...

RetailVision Fall ’99, scheduled for September 14-17 in Chicago, is offering an event-packed agenda, including face-to-face private boardroom appointments, What’s In Store presentations, world...

The joint venture between Thomson Multimedia (TMM), the Paris-based partially state-owned electronics giant, and Alcatel, a French producer of next-generation communications products, is certain...

Conair will continue to pursue a more traditional but higher-end approach with its Southwestern Bell brand and continue to stress styling innovation in its...

Almost 300 vendors and about 250 retailers and e-tailers convened at Chicago’s Sheraton and Towers Hotel on the Chicago River to attend Fall ’99...

Maytag Corp. president and chief operating officer Lloyd Ward has been named to succeed chairman and chief executive officer Leonard Hadley when he retires...

Viking, known for its ultra-premium professional kitchen products, is expanding its line to include refrigerators and two new sizes of dual-fuel ranges. Available in...

Maytag Appliances is introducing its new Gemini twin-oven electric range, which incorporates two separate self-cleaning ovens — a larger full-size 4.0-cubic-foot one on the...

There’s something in the air besides more broadcasting signals, and that’s a growing interest in and excitement about outdoor antennas. They have never been...

Take one American blank tape icon (Memorex, Is it live or is it…), add a few seasoned executives, a few new product categories, stir...

Telephones that connect to a computer to provide advanced messaging capabilities, Web phones and video phones are at CES in force, along with a...

AT&T Consumer Products, the nation’s leading marketer of telephones and answerers, will be moving into a new company, getting new management, and possibly (although...

Although he expects analog media sales to decline, Don Patrican, Maxell executive VP, is quite optimistic about the outlook for recording media. “I think...

The long-awaited sale of Lucent’s Consumer Products Division has finally been made, with VTech Holding Co. of Hong Kong making the purchase. As part...

Best Buy came to CES with a roster of news, including the announcement of the launch of its wholly-owned subsidiary BestBuy.com which will begin...

Miele officially launched its new U.S. corporate headquarters building in Princeton, N.J., Tuesday, as it celebrates its 100-year anniversary. The new 31,000-square-foot facility was...

The Laral Group of Farmingdale, N.Y., has recently dropped its licensing agreement with Nintendo for computer gaming accessories and is changing the direction of...

The one-two punch of lower PC pricing and increased household penetration is spawning a booming market for computer accessories, and as a result, retailers...

Recoton has moved to expand its product reach through licensing, acquiring rights to an advanced mobile electronics technology, and leasing rights for the use...

The rapidly expanding Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, which made its first westward expansion move from its East Coast base last February when it acquired...

Sony jumped into the current “Who’s On First” craze sweeping the industry, claiming number-one market share positions in DVD players, projection TV and big-tube...

Looking to capture a leadership position in digital video categories, Panasonic introduced a host of new products, including its first DVD-Audio players and the...

“We’re not just a TV company anymore, and I’m not willing to bet that in five years we know the difference between a PC...

Consumer electronics retailers are apparently banking on a spectacular video hardware holiday selling season and turned the October growth performance of sales to dealers...

August was yet another healthy month for retail sales of electronics and appliances, according to the sales figures issued by an unusually limited number...

September turned into yet another soft month for direct-view color TV sales, but also produced all-time monthly highs for TV/VCR, projection TV, VCR deck...

Video hardware manufacturers and distributors closed out the first half with a strong sales-to-dealers performance in June, hitting a four-year high for the month...

Ronald Unkefer, founder of The Good Guys, is retaking the helm of the 79-store specialty chain on July 1, exactly 26 years after he...

Marking an apparent end to ongoing talks with the Philips/Pioneer/Sony group, Time-Warner and a group of Japanese manufacturers have set up their own DVD...

The reason for the strongly upbeat atmosphere on the floor at this first CES of the new millennium can be found in the sales...

In a near repeat of a transaction that made headlines just one year ago, Beltronics has agreed to be acquired by a competing radar...

While it’s no secret that holiday sales were strong for consumer electronics, just how strong became clearer this week with the release of seasonal...

Looking to capture a dominant position in digital video categories, Panasonic introduced a host of new products, including its first DVD-Audio players and the...

The times are changing fast for entertainment hardware and software marketers thanks to the advances in digital technology and the Internet, and while new...

Nostalgia buffs wanting a piece of RCA, believers in the digital future, and employees on both sides of the Atlantic all came up with...

Sales to dealers of stereo direct-view color TVs continued their second-quarter growth comeback in May, following April’s 12.1% increase with an 8.2% rise from...

The reason for the strongly upbeat atmosphere on the floor at this first CES of the new millennium can be found in the sales...

Emerson Radio recorded a higher net loss in its fiscal fourth quarter, but remained marginally profitable on the year. Sales were down for both...

There’s a new Zenith in town. It’s got a new owner, a new top manager, and a new approach to market and product —...

Starting prices on DVD players will be heading down starting this fall with the introduction of the first model from Konka, the China-based video...

PCS ’99 should find itself at home in New Orleans this week with a display of devices and services that make getting in touch...