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Chinese Conglomerate HNA Group To Buy Ingram Micro
Global tech distributor and supply-chain services giant Ingram Micro will be acquired for about $6 billion by Tianjin Tianhai, a logistics provider that is...
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ADI Names Flir Vendor Of The Year
ADI Global Distribution, a leading distributor of security and low-voltage products, named infrared imaging resource Flir as its U.S. Vendor of the Year for...
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Stampede Hires John Fuqua To Further Its Pro Audio Biz
Stampede, a leading distributor of integrated, custom-designed commercial A/V and IT solutions for resellers and integrators, has hired industry veteran John Fuqua to lead...
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Distributor News: Almo, AHA, PowerHouse Begin Q1 With A Bang
Industry distributors Almo, AHA and the PowerHouse Alliance are all hitting the ground running in 2016 with expansions, acquisitions and workshop road trips. Almo,...
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Ingram Micro To Distribute LittleBits Mechanical Kits
LittleBits, a New York-based tech startup that makes mechanical building-block toys, is getting a big marketplace boost. Ingram Micro, the world’s largest tech distributor,...
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New Age Enters Small Appliance Biz With Smart Line From Sencor
National distributor New Age Electronics, a division of Synnex, has added a new category to its core CE and gaming portfolio: small appliances. Beginning...
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Ultimate Integration Offers CES Sneak Peek In New York
Ultimate Integration, a New York area distributor for custom integrators, gave over 100 dealer customers a peek into 2016 earlier this month with a...
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Azione Adds Five Dealers
Five new dealers have joined Azione Unlimited (AU), the education and buying group for custom retailers and integrators, raising the member roster to 135...
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Satellite Distributor DSI Selling CE Division To O’Rourke Sales
O’Rourke Sales Company (OSC), a family-owned CE and mobile distributor, has agreed to acquire DSI Systems, a leading CE, appliance, furniture, and bedding distributor...
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Aquavision Diving Into U.S. Market Through Stampede
U.K.-based Aquavision, which made its North American debut at the recent CEDIA Expo, appointed Stampede as its North American distributor to expand its presence....
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Almo Expands West Coast Sales Team
In a major staff expansion, national appliance and CE distributor Almo Corp. has added six new positions to its West Coast sales organization. The...
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D&H Offering Black Friday/Cyber Monday Rebates Before Thanksgiving
National IT and CE distributor D&H Distributing is providing competitive Black Friday/Cyber Monday rebates on over 200 tech-forward products in advance of the Thanksgiving...
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Climatic Bringing Broan To Texas And Oklahoma
National appliance distributor Climatic Home Products will take Broan’s residential ventilation products into two new territories beginning next week. Effective Nov. 16, Climatic will...
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Petra Marks 30th Anniversary With New State-Of-The-Art Warehouse
Leading CE distributor Petra Industries marked its 30th year in business last week by cutting the ribbon to a new 525,000-square-foot distribution center. The...
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Almo Expands Small Business Saturday Event
National CE and appliance distributor Almo Corp. is promising a bigger and better Small Business Saturday for its retail customers when it brings back...
CES-2016
New Age Picks Up Razer
Leading CE and gaming distributor New Age Electronics has added gaming and connected hardware maker Razer to its line card. Under the new distribution...
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Santa To Smile Upon CE This Season, Distributors Say
Following a rocky transition from legacy electronics to emerging technology, the CE industry is finally ready to take on the Grinches of Christmases past,...
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Drones Take Flight At CEDIA, With Stampede, UVU At The Helm
Pro A/V distributor Stampede is teaming up with Unmanned Vehicle University (UVU), an accredited drone school, to provide drone presentations and flight demos this...
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Stampede Holds Expanded Vendor Summit
Stampede president and COO Kevin Kelly welcomed more than 125 representatives from 65 of its manufacturer partners this week to an expanded 2015 Stampede...
CES-2016
Sennheiser Taps Synnex’s New Age For Retail Distribution
Sennheiser has extended its relationship with Synnex beyond the commercial channel. Effective immediately, New Age Electronics, Synnex’s national CE and gaming subsidiary, will distribute a select assortment...
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PowerHouse Preps For CEDIA Expo
The PowerHouse Alliance distributor group is gearing up for CEDIA Expo 2015 with a series of pre-show trainings and events. The 12-distributor consortium said...
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Elite Distributor Alliance Names President
Elite Distributor Alliance, a car audio distributor group, has named Josh Eatherly of P&E Distributors its new president. The group also elected three other...
CES-2016
Ultimate Integration Unveils ‘Experience Center’ At Summer Event
Clifton, N.J. — Ultimate Integration, a value-added distributor of premium consumer and specialty electronics, showed off its newly remodeled headquarters showroom here last month...
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Distributors Dismiss August’s Dog Days
New York — While most civilians wind down their summers during the dog days of August, industry distributors are ratcheting up the action with...
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D&H Builds Small-PC Portfolio, Partners With XYZ
Harrisburg, Pa. — D&H Distributing foresees big things for small computers. The national IT and CE distributor is expanding its assortment of small-form-factor (SFF)...
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New Age’s Redesigned Website Is Easier To Use & Adds More Tools
Carson, Calif. — New Age Electronics has launched a redesigned website with streamlined navigation and more information for its customers. “Our team is committed...
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New Age Adds KEF, Anker, Dremel & HP To Its Roster
Hollywood, Calif. — New Age Electronics dramatically widened its offerings with the announcement it has signed distribution agreements with Anker, KEF, Dremel and HP....
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Pioneer Music Orchestrates Dramatic Expansion
Lenexa, Kan. – CE distributor Pioneer Music Company (PMC) has completed a 12,000-square-foot addition here that triples its HQ footprint. The new space, built...
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PowerHouse Distributors Muscle In On Summer
Pittsburgh — Following what they described as “a strong showing” at InfoComm 2015, the members of the PowerHouse Alliance distributor group are anticipating a...
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Almo Adds Blaze Grills To Outdoor Assortment
Philadelphia — National appliance, CE, housewares and pro A/V distributor Almo has added Blaze Grills to its outdoor kitchen assortment. The premium Blaze line...
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DSI Expanding Majap, Bedding Businesses
Urbandale, Iowa — Video and satellite equipment distributor DSI Systems is bulking up on bedding, furniture and appliances. The company, which specializes in servicing...
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Tech Data Launches Reseller Marketing Portal
Clearwater, Fla. — Tech Data, the global distribution and logistics powerhouse, has launched a marketing portal for resellers offering no-cost access to customizable, automated...
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New Age Sets 5th Annual Dealer Summit
Los Angeles — National CE, IT and gaming distributor New Age Electronics (NAE) will hold its fifth annual Retail Dealer Summit July 21-23 here...
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D&H Holding Hershey Show June 4
Hershey, Pa. – National CE and IT distributor D&H Distributing will hold its annual Mid-Atlantic Summer Technology Show here next week. The event will...
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Petra Mails 30th Anniversary Catalog
Edmond, Okla. – CE, CI and mobile distributor Petra Industries has mailed its Spring 2015 catalog, which marks the company’s 30th anniversary. The 1,300-page...
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ADI Creates Connected-Home Shop
Bohemia, N.Y. – ADI, the global security and low-voltage distributor, recently launched a connected home display at its branch location, here, to better showcase...
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D&H Expands Fitness Offering
Harrisburg, Pa. – National IT and CE distributor D&H Distributing has added a standing desk line to its assortment of ergonomically-designed office products and...
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Davis Distribution Joins PowerHouse Alliance
Newell, W. Va. – Davis Distribution, a 17-year-old CE distributor, has joined the PowerHouse Alliance, the national consortium of regional wholesale distributors. Davis serves...
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Distributors Add Regional Sales Staff
New York — Two of the industry’s largest distributors, Petra Industries and Almo, have announced new regional sales hires. From Petra, which carries CE, custom...
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D&H Nears 47M In ‘Green’ Unit Volume Since 2010
Harrisburg, Pa. — D&H Distributing, the national IT and CE distributor, has sold nearly 47 million eco-friendly products since 2010, the year it launched...
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HSN Honors New Age Electronics
St. Petersburg, Fla. — HSN, the broadcast and online direct seller, has awarded national IT and CE distributor New Age Electronics with its Operational...
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Distributors Wade Into 3D Waters
NEW YORK – Two new 3D printer partnerships were announced between vendors and distributors. From desktop pioneer MakerBot comes word of a pact with...