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NATM Adding 12th Member; Appoints P.C. Richard’s Gregg Richard President
It’s been a busy week for the NATM Buying Corp., the now 12-member buying group for major big-box chains. In two quick bursts, the...
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Nationwide Sees Opportunity In Wake Of Sears, hhgregg
The slow, waning drip of survival of both Sears and hhgregg was a primary topic of conversation at Nationwide Marketing Group’s Primetime convention and...
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Mega Group Gearing Up For Next Week’s Spring Show
March Madness has a different meaning in New Orleans, where the Crescent City will have hosted no less than two major buying group shows...
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Happy Birthday Azione
Azione Unlimited, the they-said-it-couldn’t-be-done start-up founded by ex-HTSA head Richard Glikes, demonstrated last week what could be accomplished through focus, street smarts, sheer will...
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Nationwide Nabs Nest Labs
The Nationwide Marketing Group is getting a major boost to its connected-home initiatives. The $15 billion marketing, merchandising and services organization has added Nest...
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AVB/BrandSource Eyeing Billions In Up-For-Grabs Market Share
Associated Volume Buyers (AVB), the $17 billion buying group for independent appliance, CE and furniture dealers, anticipates upward of $6 billion in short-term revenue...
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ProSource Adds Focal & Naim To Lineup
The ProSource buying group has added two new audio manufacturers to its vendor line card: Focal and Naim. Both companies offer premium audio...
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BrandSource Set For 2017 Summit
BrandSource, the $17 billion buying group, has lifted the veil for its upcoming Summit & Expo, being held March 5-8 the Orlando Marriott World...
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HTSA Sets Spring Conference In San Diego
Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), the national buying group for custom integrators and CE dealers, will hold its 2017 Spring Conference March 27-30...
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ProSource Adds Six Members
The ProSource buying group has added six new members to its ranks and elevated four others to higher sales tiers, including acclaimed A/V and...
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Almo Pro A/V Joins Azione
International electronics and appliance distributor Almo Corp. has joined the Azione Unlimited (AU) buying group as a vendor member. Almo, which already supplies the...
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ProSource Opens Registration For March Summit
It may be hard to think past CES, but life will go on after Las Vegas. To that end, ProSource, the industry’s largest A/V...
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NECO’s New England Group Signs Digital Marketing Deal With Promoboxx
The New England Appliances and Electronics Group (NEAEG), a chapter of the NECO Alliance buying cooperative, has partnered with Promoboxx to assist its member...
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All The Way To Memphis For Mega Group USA
Mega Group USA, the national buying organization for independent mattress, appliance, CE and furniture dealers, is admittedly frugal when it comes to costs. But...
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HTSA Board Welcomes Fresh Perspective
Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), in accordance with the organization’s bylaws, completed a nomination and electoral process resulting in the election of two...
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ProSource Brings Back Town Hall Member Meetings
ProSource hit the town hall circuit again this fall and (thankfully) it had nothing to do with the elections. The industry’s largest A/V and...
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Azione Adds 10 More Dealers
Azione Unlimited (AU), the integrator-focused educational buying group, has added ten more dealers to its membership roster, for a total of 175. The latest...
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ProSource Grows With 13 New Members
ProSource announced the addition of 13 custom integrator members to its roster. According to the custom-installer-focused buying group, the new members add approximately $20...
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HTSA Members ‘Acting Like a Group’
Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA) returned to where it all began for the buying group 20 years ago. At Chicago’s Westin Michigan Avenue,...
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ProSource, Audio Vendors Hold Offshore Planning Sessions
ProSource, the industry’s largest A/V specialty and integration buying group, tackled a range of strategic issues with vendors D&M, Harman, Sony and Yamaha during...
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VAC’s Tom Campbell Going Hollywood At HTSA 20th Anniversary Gathering
Tom Campbell, corporate director of Los Angeles’ Video & Audio Center CE chain, will join a host of headliners next week when the Home...
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Ex-Home Depot Appliance Chief Bob Baird Bonding With BrandSource
Bob Baird, who helped make The Home Depot a destination for major appliances, is lending his white-goods and retail know-how to the $14 billion...
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Change Of Venue For Azione Fall Conference
Azione Unlimited’s fall conference has a new home in Las Vegas. Originally booked at the Monte Carlo Resort, where ongoing renovations are proving problematic,...
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Nationwide Launching New Financial Training Series
The Nationwide Marketing Group has developed a new financial training program to bring member dealers up to speed on retail payment. Dubbed “Dollars &...
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Come Together, Right Now, Over NATM
NATM Buying Corp., the 11-member buying group comprised of some of the nation’s largest regional electronics and appliance retailers, gathered for its annual vendor...
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First Look: BrandSource’s New Video Content Service
BrandSource, the $14 billion buying group, is rolling out AVB/TV, a new streaming video service first announced at its annual summer convention last month....
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Nationwide East Boosting Social-Media Engagement For Dealers
Nationwide East, the 22-state chapter of the Nationwide Marketing Group, is reporting early success with its just-launched social-media program. The initiative, introduced at the buying...
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Mega Group USA Slates Dealer Training Retreats
Mega Group USA, the 1,800-member buying group for independent dealers, is stepping up its Mega U leadership training program for store owners and senior...
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ProSource, BrandSource Enjoy Solid Sales Gains
Major appliance sales at BrandSource, and custom installation and CE volume at ProSource, have generated good growth this year, the buying groups’ senior management...
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Azione Adds Six Dealer Members
Azione Unlimited, the integrator-focused educational buying group, has added six new members for a total of 165 dealers and 44 vendors. The new additions,...
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ProSource Adds Slateplan To Ease Installation Estimates
ProSource dealers and integrators will be getting some help developing designs and estimates for their customers’ installation projects. The specialty A/V and CI buying...
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BrandSource Members Must ‘Break From Status Quo’ To Grow
“It’s all about the members,” was the mantra that BrandSource CEO Jim Ristow and his management team kept repeating during a presentation yesterday at...
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The Digital Olympics: BrandSource Pushes Digital Marketing & Debuts avbTV At Convention
BrandSource kicked off its convention Monday afternoon in Las Vegas with chief marketing officer John White emphasizing the importance of digital marketing programs and...
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Mega Group Launches Exclusive Serta, Tempur Sealy Programs
Mega Group USA, the 1,700-dealer buying organization for furniture, bedding, appliance and CE independents, has introduced two new bedding programs from Serta and Tempur...
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AVB/BrandSource Set For Furniture And Bedding Expo
AVB/BrandSource members will once again descend upon Las Vegas for a three-day furniture and bedding products convention. The expo will showcase the latest exhibits...
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Mega Group Wraps Up Fall Show
Mega Group USA, the 1,700-member buying organization for independent furniture, bedding, appliance and CE dealers, has ended a four-day run at Nashville’s Music City...
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Nationwide Raises The Bar On Dealer Support
The $15 billion Nationwide Marketing Group unveiled a series of innovative merchandising and marketing solutions last week at its biannual PrimeTime meeting and buy...
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BrandSource Preps For Late-August Show
BrandSource is gearing up for a late-summer return to Las Vegas, when the $14 billion merchandising group for independent dealers will descend on Caesars...
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HTSN Adds Paradigm/Anthem and iPort/Sonarrary To Vendor Roster
Home Technology Specialists Nationwide (HTSN), the A/V specialty and custom integration division of the $15 billion Nationwide Marketing Group, has added two more manufacturers...
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Smart-Home Authority Jim Carroll Joins ProSource’s IoT Brain Trust
ProSource, the industry’s largest A/V specialty and custom integration buying group, has brought home-automation expert Jim Carroll on board to advise its Internet of...
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HTSA Sets Fall Conference
Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), the national retail and custom integration buying group, will hold its 2016 Fall Conference Oct.18-20 at the Westin...
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Nationwide East Adds Digital Marketing Division
Nationwide East, the regional arm of Nationwide Marketing Group, announced a new digital marketing division to further support its members. The new division gives...