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Former Best Buy Holding AudioVisions Joins HTSA
The Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), the national retail and custom integration buying group, has added California integrator AudioVisions to its member roster....
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NECO Divisions Now Allied With BrandSource
Three of four chapters of the NECO Alliance, one of the country’s largest appliance buying co-ops, have formed an alliance with the BrandSource buying organization....
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BrandSource ‘Just Getting Started’ In Appliances
“We are just getting started,” BrandSource CEO Jim Ristow told the buying group’s electronics and appliance dealers yesterday in a speech that underscored the...
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ProSource Riding Home Automation Wave
ProSource, the $4.5 billion CE specialty division of the BrandSource buying group, reported solid prospects for the year following a strong 2015. ProSource president/CEO...
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Mega Group Gearing Up For Spring Show
Mega Group USA, the 1,700-member buying organization for independent furniture, bedding, appliance and CE dealers, will head to Orlando, Fla., March 11-14 for its...
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BrandSource Launches RTO, ProSource Initiatives On Eve Of Spring Show
As dealers and vendors gather this weekend in Orlando, Fla., for BrandSource’s annual Spring Summit & Expo, the $12 billion CE, appliance and home...
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Azione Welcomes Deezer
Azione Unlimited, the buying group for custom retailers and integrators, has added music-streaming service Deezer to its line card. With this roster addition, dealers...
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Nationwide’s ‘Prepare For Share’ Prepares For Growth
The Nationwide Marketing Group is planning new things for its “Prepare for Share” (PFS) program, and the group said members can receive exclusive deals...
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LG To Sponsor Millennial Meet At Nationwide Show
The younger tech-set will be raising a glass to LG Electronics next month when the Nationwide Marketing Group’s PrimeTime show rolls into Orlando. That’s...
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Glikes: Partnerships Create Profits At Azione
Richard Glikes, president of Azione Unlimited, counts this month as the fourth anniversary of the buying group of integrators, dealers and vendors he founded,...
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Azione Adds Five More Dealers
Azione Unlimited, the education and buying group for custom retailers and integrators, has brought five new dealer members on board, bringing the total to...
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ProSource Sets Ambitious 2016 Agenda
ProSource, the $4.5 billion A/V specialty wing of the BrandSource buying group, has laid out an ambitious game plan for further growth in the...
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Azione Taps One Firefly For Marketing And Design Services
The Azione Unlimited buying group has brought in a new vendor to provide affordable marketing, system design, engineering and consulting services to its 137...
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Mega Group Staffs Up
Mega Group USA, the 1,700-member buying organization for independent furniture, CE, appliance and mattress dealers, has added five new positions to support the group’s...
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ProSource Looks North As Nationwide Heads South
In the latest doings from the buying group front, ProSource has allied with a neighbor to the north while the Nationwide Marketing Group prepares...
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ProSource, HTSA Add Members, Directors
As the year comes to a close, two of the nation’s top A/V and custom integration buying groups announced new additions to their board...
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Jon Robbins Returns To HTSA As Managing Director
Jon Robbins, who helped found the Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA) as principal of HiFi House, has returned to the buying group as...
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Nationwide’s Tech Division Gets A Website Makeover
Home Technology Specialists Nationwide (HTSN), the CE/CI specialty wing of the Nationwide Marketing Group, has relaunched its website with richer content and a promotional...
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Nationwide’s Bilas: NECO Split Was Unexpected
NECO’s decision to leave the Nationwide Marketing Group came as a surprise to senior management, but its impact will be mitigated as the buying...
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ProSource Partnering With DTS
ProSource, the A/V specialty and custom integration wing of the BrandSource buying group, will collaborate with sound engineering concern DTS on marketing and merchandising...
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NECO Splitting From Nationwide
The NECO Alliance, one of the country’s largest appliance buying co-ops, is leaving the Nationwide Marketing Group after almost two decades as its Northeast...
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BrandSource Revamps Large-Dealer Division
BrandSource, the $12 billion buying group for independent CE, majap and home-furnishings dealers, is providing added support for its largest retailers. The former Resource...
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Nationwide’s New Tech Group Forms Advisory Board
Home Technology Specialists Nationwide (HTSN), the CE/CI specialty group formed by the Nationwide Marketing Group and Home Theater Specialists of America (HTSA), has formed...
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NATM Adds 11th Dealer
The NATM Buying Corp., representing the nation’s largest independent CE and appliance dealers, has added TWICE Top 50 majap retailer Warehouse Discount Center (WDC)...
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ProSource Taps Commercial Integration Channel
ProSource, the $4.5 billion specialty CE buying group, has forged an alliance with CI Edge, a leading buying organization for commercial integrators. The move...
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Azione Finds Security In New Distributor Deal
Azione Unlimited, the education and buying group for custom integrators, has added leading security products distributor Tri-Ed to its vendor member ranks. The move,...
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Members Only: Nationwide Holds How-To Summit For Dealers
It was back to school for members of the Nationwide Marketing Group who attended the buying organization’s recent Answers summit. The three-day event, held...
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Happy Days Are Near Again For NATM
The good times have started to roll again for the NATM Buying Corp. The $5.5 billion buying group, comprised of the nation’s largest regional...
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Azione Adds Five New Dealers
Azione Unlimited (AU), the education and buying group for custom retailers and integrators, has expanded its ranks yet again. Five new dealers have raised...
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ProSource Audio Strategy Set At IFA
ProSource said it hunkered down with key vendors at this month’s 2015 IFA show in Berlin to lock in an audio game plan for...
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HTSA Salutes Vendors, Members At Fall Fete
Updated! The Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA) bestowed its 2015 Awards during the buying group’s annual Fall Conference in Chicago this week. Vendor...
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Nationwide’s CE Chapter Gets Running Start
The newly-born HTSN buying group is off and running this month following a successful debut in August. The dealer organization, which stands for Home...
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BrandSource Sets Sights On Digital Future
Eight months into his tenure as BrandSource CEO, Jim Ristow is retooling the $12 billion buying group to remain effective in a rapidly evolving...
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BrandSource Kicks Off Convention
Appliance, CE and bedding vendors will unfurl their latest wares this morning when the BrandSource buying group opens the doors to the expo portion...
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Mega Group Hits Grand Slam With Fall Show
Mega Group USA said it knocked one out of the park last week with its Fall National Convention, which was held in the hometown...
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Nationwide Takes Share As New Leadership Takes Control
Las Vegas – The Nationwide Marketing Group opened its summer PrimeTime event here yesterday by marking its leadership transition and reporting that its “Prepare...
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Haier Holding Court At Nationwide Show
Las Vegas – The Nationwide Marketing Group’s PrimeTime show, running here this week at The Venetian, is a coming-out party of sorts for Haier....
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Azione Dealer Membership Hits 125
Chester Springs, Pa. – Azione Unlimited has added five new dealer members, raising the buying group’s retailer ranks to 125. The latest additions include...
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Nationwide Transitions Management Team
Winston-Salem, N.C. — The Nationwide Marketing Group’s first-generation management team has formally handed off the reins to its second-gen successors. Robert Weisner, who helped...
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Mega Group Adds Two Big Dealers On Eve Of Fall Show
Louisville, Ky. – Mega Group USA reports it has added more than $100 million in retail revenue with the addition of new members Hahn...
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Nationwide Urges Dealers To Get What’s Theirs
Winston-Salem, N.C. – The Nationwide Marketing Group is beating the market share drum. Again. Actually, the $15 billion support organization for independent dealers never...
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BrandSource Prepares For National Convention & Expo
Tustin, Calif. – Next month’s BrandSource National Convention & Expo will host its largest exhibit ever in the home furnishings and bedding categories, the...