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The PowerHouse Alliance’s 12 Deals Of Christmas
Members of the PowerHouse Alliance distributor group (PHA) are providing their customers with some added sales oomph in the closing days of the holiday...
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Easy Access Distribution Puts Spotlight On Light Commercial Market
Massachusetts-based tech distributor Easy Access brought home its message of untapped opportunities in light commercial A/V last month during its 17th Annual Easy Access...
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D&H Keeping The Black Friday Cupboards Filled
Millions of Americans will be hitting the stores and keypads next Black Friday weekend, but none outside of retail will pay any heed to...
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Capitol Providing Free Shipping For Customers
Minnesota-based consumer electronics distributor Capitol is giving an early holiday gift to its retail, integrator and reseller customers. The company announced that it is...
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Climatic Now Carrying Crosley, Vision Grills Lines
Premium white-goods distributor Climatic Home Products has added Crosley Appliances and Vision Grills to its brand roster. Under the newly finalized distribution agreements, Climatic...
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D&H Hosting Fall Tech Show Next Week
D&H Distributing, the 98-year-old IT and CE distributor, will return to Hershey, Pa., next week for its annual Mid-Atlantic Fall Technology Trade Show. The...
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CED Planning Trio Of Fall Events
Midwest tech distributor Consumer Electronics Distributors (CED), a member of the PowerHouse Alliance, is planning three of its popular Fall Ball events for October....
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Almo Turns Up The Heat With Private-Label Outdoor Line
International CE and appliance distributor Almo has developed a private-label collection of premium outdoor cooking products dubbed Heat. The new program, developed by the...
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Dealers Who Visit Capitol’s CEDIA Booth May Find Themselves One Stereo System Richer
Custom install-focused distributor Capitol is giving dealers an added incentive to visit the company’s booth during the CEDIA 2016. Dealers who have their badges...
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AHA Distributing Consolidates Florida Operations
AHA Distributing, which serves integrators and CE retailers across six Southeastern states, has closed its three-year-old Tampa, Fla., distribution center and merged operations with...
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Microsoft Gives Tech Data The Gold
Global IT distributor Tech Data has copped a Gold Level Excellence In Operations Award (North America) from Microsoft. The Fortune 500 company was recognized...
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CEDIA 2016: PowerHouse Alliance Prepares For Show
The PowerHouse Alliance, the seven-year-old national consortium of regional tech distributors, plans to be out in full force for CEDIA 2016. All twelve members...
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Almo Expands Liebherr Distribution
Almo’s Premium Appliances division will be knocking on new doors on behalf of German refrigerator manufacturer Liebherr. The national majap and CE distributor will...
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AVAD Revamps Management Team, Readies CEDIA Return
One month after its purchase by a private equity investment firm, AVAD, the custom integration distributor, has restructured its management team and announced plans...
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D&H Brings Tech Show To Boston Aug. 9
D&H Distributing, the North American IT and CE distributor, will return to Boston Aug. 9 for its annual New England Technology Trade Show. The...
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CEDIA Dropping The Term ‘Integrator,’ CEO Says At PowerHouse Pow-Wow
Vincent Bruno, CEO of CEDIA, delivered the keynote address at the PowerHouse Alliance’s fourth annual national sales meeting last month, where he called for...
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What We Learned At New Age Electronics’ Retail Summit
At first glance, observers (i.e., family and friends) might think a business trip to Hollywood would be filled with sun and fun. Well, there...
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New Age Going Hollywood (Again)
Merchants and vendors are converging on Hollywood this week for New Age Electronics’ sixth annual Retail Dealer Summit. The two-day event returned to the...
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Pioneer Music Company Celebrates Second Facility
Kansas CE distributor Pioneer Music Company (PMC) marked the opening of its second fulfillment center with a three-day Grand Slam launch event last month that...
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Tech Data Launches Dedicated IoT Division
Tech Data, the global IT distributor, has created a new, separate unit to help customers enter and tackle the sprawling connected-products business. The new...
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Ingram’s AVAD Acquired By Kingswood Capital
Ingram Micro has sold AVAD, its custom integration distributor subsidiary, to Kingswood Capital Management, a private equity investment firm. Terms of the deal were...
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Luxury Appliance Dealers Tee’d Off … At Eastern Marketing Golf Outing
Some 70 leading premium appliance retailers and a score of manufacturers made their way to West Orange, N.J., yesterday for a regular industry rite:...
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Petra Expands Its Mobile Biz With Consumer Cellular Fare
Updated!Petra Industries, the national tech distributor, has added Consumer Cellular products to its growing mobile roster for independent dealers. The MVNO, which was recently...
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Curacao Credits New Age Electronics For Sales Growth
Curacao, the Latino market department store chain, has given its 2015 Vendor Growth Award to New Age Electronics, which became the first distributor to...
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D&H Distributing Holding Hershey Tech Show Next Week
IT and CE distributor D&H Distributing will host its annual Mid-Atlantic Summer Technology Trade Show on June 21 at the Hershey Lodge and Convention...
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New Age Is Hollywood Bound For Retail Summit
New Age Electronics, the national CE and gaming distributor, is returning to the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles next month for its sixth...
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PowerHouse Alliance Gets Nod From Apple
Updated! Apple has given the Powerhouse Alliance its stamp of approval. The 12-member confederation of regional tech distributors is now authorized to stock and...
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Nest Signs New Age Electronics
New Age Electronics has further lined its connected-home nest by inking a distribution deal with Nest. Under the agreement, the national CE and gaming...
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See Which Categories Are Killing It For D&H Distributing
It’s been awhile since we reported triple-digit growth rates in the CE biz. But D&H Distributing, the North American IT and CE distributor, absolutely...
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Almo Closes On IAVI Acquisition
National appliance and CE distributor Almo has completed its acquisition of Florida pro A/V distributor International Audio Visual (IAVI). The purchase, which coincides with...
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Capitol Making Social-Media Push With Bimonthly Giveaways
Capitol, the national CE distributor for custom integrators, is stepping up its social media outreach with a series of bimonthly giveaways. The company is...
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PowerHouse Members Pack Full Slate Of May Events
Members of the PowerHouse Alliance, the national confederation of regional tech distributors, are getting an early start on the summer training season. This month...
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Asus Ushers New Age Into Unlocked Smartphone Market
New Age Electronics has expanded its relationship with Asus to tap into the exploding unlocked smartphone market. The national CE and gaming distributor has...
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Volutone Marking Warehouse Expansion With Laguna Hills Hoedown
Volutone, the Southwest A/V and custom integration distributor, is celebrating the recent expansion of its Irvine, Calif., distribution center with an opening event this...
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New Age Cops HSN Award For 5th Year
New Age Electronics, the national CE, gaming and services distributor, has won a 2016 Operational Excellence Award from HSN. The annual honor recognizes the...
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Almo Going Global With Acquisition Of IAVI
Almo, the national CE and appliance distributor, is extending its reach offshore with the acquisition of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based International Audio Visual (IAVI), a...
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Distributors Embrace Home Automation, Thorny Issues & All
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a tech revolution taking place that will make the flat-panel TV and mobile phone seem quaint by comparison....
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Plethora Of Product, Dearth Of Knowledge Dog Category
Part II in our roundtable. See also: Distributors Embrace Home Automation, Thorny Issues & All TWICE: What have been the biggest challenges with home...
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Almo Turns 70
Happy Birthday Almo. The national electronics and appliance distributor turned 70 this month, and the company is marking the milestone with a series of...
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Ingram Micro: Business As Usual After $6B Buyout
Ingram Micro, the world’s largest IT distributor, anticipates little change in its day-to-day dealings with customers following its planned $6 billion acquisition by Chinese...
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New Age Adds Kalorik
New Age Electronics, the national CE, IT and gaming distributor, has expanded its countertop appliance offering with the addition of Kalorik. Under the new...
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D&H Prepping Dealers On Next-Gen Computing
UPDATED!D&H Distributing, a leading IT and CE distributor, will be helping West Coast dealers and e-tailers get up to speed on the power and...