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NEW YORK — The NATM Buying Corporation is previewing its first business-to-business website during its membership meeting in Atlanta this week. Passwords and training...

A 10% sales growth target and a goal to increase brand awareness of JVC were at the top of the agenda at the company’s...

Chiba, Japan — Kirk Nakamura, newly elected president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. intends to change the giant manufacturer’s corporate culture to make it...

Panasonic has launched an online store called Panasonic Select Direct that is accessible at store.panasonic.com or through a direct link from www.panasonic.com. The store...

TOKYO — Top executive changes continue at Sony Corporation, with a new executive management structure which centralizes responsibility between current president/CEO Nobuyki Idei and...

Chiba, Japan — Matsushita president Kirk Nakamura provided some insights into his views on DVD, the Digital TV market in the United States, and...

800.com has become the first e-tail-only retailer authorized by Sony to sell its audio, video and telecommunications products, according to the retailer and the...

While Sony Electronics has a dominant market share in several existing and emerging CE, computer and communications categories, the company clearly has its own...

Tops Appliance City, one of the leading electronics and appliance chains in the New York metro area, has decided to drop out of the...

Sony Electronics president/CEO Teri Aoki provided an upbeat assessment of his company’s performance in the U.S., as well as an overview of new and...

Chiba, Japan — Bluetooth-based products, HD recorders using blue laser, SD and Memory Stick-based products, home network items and HD plasma and LCD screen...

Bob Zangrillo, general manager of Panasonic’s Home Appliance Division and a 21-year Panasonic veteran, died on a business trip to Japan visiting company facilities....

Matsushita gave Japan Electronics Show ’99 (JES) attendees and visiting U.S. journalists a preview of early 21st century home technology, as well as insight...

According to Ken Kuno, director of Matsushita’s DVD Media Division, a unit of the AVC Company based in Osaka, Japan, Titanic should help DVD...

Harvey Electronics is opening its first Bang & Olufsen retail showroom at Broadway & 21st Street in Manhattan today. The 1,500 square foot store...

The Electronics Industries Alliance’s (EIA) board of governors has voted to allow separate incorporations for its sector associations, such as the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers...

Saul Gold, who recently retired as executive director of the NATM Buying Corporation, has been approached by members of the group that were dismissed...

Pioneer Electronics president/CEO T. Asano provided a peek at the future, discussing a proposed home networking system, called Digital Network Entertainment (DNE), at a...

DVD and memory cards, with a strong plug for D-VHS, shared the spotlight last week at the Japan Electronics Show ’99 (JES) in Chiba,...

Key America, the $3.5 billion buying group, will disband by year’s end and its 16 regional chapters will be absorbed by Associated Volume Buyers...

Consumer electronics e-tailer electronics.net may be shutting its virtual doors for good. Its parent company, CyberShop.com, announced on Thursday that it is closing its...

Bentonville, Ark. — Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, announced today that it will begin selling major appliances by year’s end under a pilot program...

Best Buy will begin rolling out Micron Electronics kiosks to all of its stores this week. The exclusive in-store shops, which will be in...

Circuit City will begin selling products directly from its web site next month. The industry’s second largest retailer currently maintains a sweeping, consumer-friendly informational...

Fedco Inc., the Southern California discount chain, is calling it quits after nearly 50 years, ending a unique experiment in altruistic retailing. The members-only...

CANTON, Mass. — Tweeter Home Entertainment said it plans to purchase Douglas TV, The Big Screen Store, a five-unit electronics specialty chain based in...