New Sharp 4K UHD TV Line Arrives
The latest batch of Sharp Aquos TVs is hitting retail sales floors. The line, introduced by Hisense at CES, includes the mid-range 4K UHD...
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The latest batch of Sharp Aquos TVs is hitting retail sales floors. The line, introduced by Hisense at CES, includes the mid-range 4K UHD...
Echo Show, Amazon’s first smart speaker with a touchscreen, is an object of desire among current Echo owners but merely rates a “meh” among...
Parents plan to spend $8.8 billion on back-to-school electronics this summer, an increase of 6.4 percent over last year. And, according to an annual...
ProSource, the $4.5 billion-plus buying group for specialty A/V dealers and custom integrators, added 15 new members last quarter, for a total of approximately...
Logitech will acquire gaming headset and accessory manufacturer Astro Gaming in an $85 million cash deal. The deal is expected to close in early...
Pioneer Electronics has added a new double-DIN 7-inch LCD digital media receiver to its NEX platform of aftermarket car audio products. The new MVH-2300NEX...
Amazon said yesterday’s Prime Day sales promotion raked in more revenue than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. The 30-hour haul was up by...
Warren Chaiken’s all wet. At least he will be, along with other members of the Almo Corp. management team, when the appliance and electronics...
Samsung Electronics America (SAE) has begun shipping its MS750 Sound+ soundbar, which was designed to vertically expand the sound stage. Introduced last January at...
After 2.5 years as president/COO of Samsung Electronics America (SEA), Tim Baxter’s rank is rapidly rising. Following a promotion to president/CEO in May, Baxter...
Amazon’s second-place perch atop TWICE’s just-released Top 100 “Retailing Giants” ranking might suggest the jig is up for traditional dealers. Well, yes and no.
Imagine: Your customer finally gets that shiny new smartphone he’s been pining over; performs the unboxing ritual; carefully removes the product labels … but...
Season’s greetings! (He says, ducking) Only in the farkakte (look it up) world of retailing would perfectly sane men and women enjoy an early...
The builder channel is becoming an increasingly important adjunct for appliance retailers — and a mainstay of majap manufacturers. To underscore the point, the...
Samsung FlexWash + FlexDryDesigned to provide laundry flexibility for busy families, the FlexWash and FlexDry let consumers do multiple loads at the same time....
Sears has opened a new-format specialty store devoted to appliances and mattresses. The freestanding showroom, located in the border town of Pharr, Texas, builds...
Last month the world marked the 10th anniversary of Apple’s first-ever iPhone. As it should have. Most owners don’t give their iPhones much thought...
Best Buy knows a good thing when it sees it. Rewarded for its smart-home forays with strong comp-sale gains, the retailer has accelerated its...
For those not in the smartphone know, OnePlus is to handsets what T-Mobile is carriers. While neither company is undercapitalized (OnePlus is a corporate...
Smart-home growth may come slowly — but steadily — as just one installed device is enough to motivate consumers to further automate their lives,...
For born-and-raised New Yawkers old enough to remember Crazy Eddie, the long-gone retailer’s “Christmas In August” ads are indelible. The spots featured radio DJ...
Don’t get Jim Estill wrong. The CEO of compact appliance resource Danby finds no joy in hhgregg’s dissolution. But that’s not to say you...
Are we already at the halfway point of 2017? Maybe it’s just me, but it feels more like six minutes than six months. Either...
LG Electronics’ Q2 earnings guidance showed an increase in both operating profit and revenue over last year’s period, but failed to meet analysts’ expectations....
Pioneer & Onkyo USA has signed a multiyear licensing deal with Ironman, unveiling the first fruits of its partnership: athletic earphones. Ironman, a Wanda...
Samsung formally showcased its Frame 4K HDR TV at Southern California A/V specialist Video & Audio Center (VAC), teaming with 20th Century Fox Entertainment...
Mark Casavant has been promoted to managing director of Jamo International, tasked with growing the audio brand globally. Jamo is a Klipsch Group badge,...
Liberty Interactive Corporation and HSN, Inc. (HSNi) have entered into an agreement that sees Liberty Interactive acquiring the 62 percent of HSNi it does...
Schaefer’s, the independent TV and appliance dealership in Lincoln, Neb., was named a Nebraska Retail Champion by the Nebraska Retail Federation. The honor lauds...
With the builder channel becoming an increasingly important adjunct for appliance retailers — and a mainstay of majap manufacturers — the Pacific Coast Builders...
Michael Kelly, who joined Sharp in 1984 as a mechanical design engineer, has been promoted to senior VP of Sharp Manufacturing Company of America...
Monoprice has opened its first brick-and-mortar store. The manufacturer and online seller of CE accessories and small appliances planned a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday morning...
Samsung Electronics is intent on bringing its own voice-controlled smart speaker to market, integrating its Bixby digital assistant, according to multiple reports, but delays...
Smart-home growth may come slowly — but steadily — as just one installed device is enough to motivate consumers to further automate their lives,...
It’s still not too late for appliance dealers and their customers to celebrate Independence Day in style. Kitchen majap manufacturer Smeg USA has waved...
Alpine has begun shipping the iLX-107, the first aftermarket in-dash receiver with wireless Apple CarPlay. The iLX-107, first previewed at CES in January, is...
Amazon will kick off its third annual Prime Day at 9 p.m. ET on Monday, July 10. The sales event, which features “hundreds of...
Best Buy knows a good thing when it sees it. Rewarded for its smart-home forays with strong comp-sale gains, the retailer has accelerated its...
Following months of speculation that the No. 1 office supply chain was being shopped around, Staples has agreed to be acquired by private equity...
LG’s widely lauded 77-inch W-series Signature OLED TV, which was a CES standout in January, will finally wend its way to retail today. The...
Dolby Atmos support has arrived at Netflix, the streaming service’s chief product officer Greg Peters announced in a company blog post. The support becomes...
Auto aftermarket brand Pearl Automation has shuttered it doors but found a taker for its flagship wireless RearVision backup safety system. American Road Products...