Retailing

Wolf Camera, the 700-plus-store specialty chain, plans to open four new locations in New York City within the first quarter of next year, bringing...

Life is good for third-party service administrators. The industry, having cleaned up its collective act after past practices had tarnished its image, now finds...

As new technologies reshape consumer electronics, and retail competition intensifies, the industry’s leading merchants are continually morphing to keep pace with change and press...

Richmond, Va. — Now that news of Circuit City’s appliance pullout has had time to sink in, the industry is casting a cold, hard...

Within the over-stored and notoriously cutthroat Northeast corridor, the NECO Alliance stands as something of an anomaly. Despite its small dealer makeup, the two-year-old...

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Circuit City unveiled the first newly built Superstore to feature its appliance-free format here last month. The soft opening preceded a...

It was back in 1940 or ’41 — you’ll excuse the vagueness but I was only a small boy at the time — when...

Those who think digital color TV receivers are a brand new high-tech phenomenon have another thing coming. The first all-digital signal processing sets were...

The industry’s TV retailing pioneers haven’t all retired from the scene. There’s at least one still going strong: Ken Crane, the founder of the...

While No. 1 retail chain Best Buy plans to increase its store count by more than 60 this year — including the first New...

MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Bang & Olufsen America (BOA) has entered an expanded joint venture with B&O storeowner Mark2 Inc. to operate a total...

Scottsdale, Ariz. — MARTA committees discussed a couple of new initiatives intended to oil the wheels of the buying group during its meeting here...

Many in the warranty business say that providing extended repair contracts just doesn’t cut it anymore. Replacement contracts are superceding the traditional repair contracts...

I’d like to remind dealers and others of a truism that has been around since the beginning of the appliance and consumer electronics industries:...

To “e-” or not to “e-” was the question for many gift-shoppers during the recent holiday selling season. According to eight e-commerce experts gathered...

With the furniture business going strong and new appliance technology accelerating replacement cycles, prospects for the Best Brands Plus (BBP) buying group look generally...