Here2fix Links Up With Buy.com
NEW YORK -Here2fix, an online third-party provider of product protection plans to retailers, e-tailers and catalog merchants, was chosen by buy.com to provide a...
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NEW YORK -Here2fix, an online third-party provider of product protection plans to retailers, e-tailers and catalog merchants, was chosen by buy.com to provide a...
How does one describe the plight of today’s independent CE retailer without sounding as if we’re shouting that the sky is falling? That’s the...
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You may not think that your employees are stealing from your business, but the chances are great they are doing just that. According to...
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Once upon a time there was a consumer electronics company uniquely positioned to take not justa leadership position in our industry, butthe leadership position....
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Whitehall, Pa.-Along a bustling retail corridor within this semirural suburb of Allentown, Pa., sits a store that is truly unique in all of retail....
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Something happens to people when they’ve been in the corporate office for awhile. They have a tendency to feel and act smarter. They forget...
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In illustrating the way the Internet will become an even more obtrusive presence in everyday life during the near future, GERS User Conference keynote...
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In its heyday, Crazy Eddie dominated the New York CE scene with 40-plus stores and an irritating but effective TV campaign that made it...
To get a bigger bang for your advertising buck, I advise dealers to try getting more deeply involved with the community in which your...
Sears has opened its second The Great Indoors home decorating and remodeling store and announced plans to add 15 more over the next 18...