consumer electronics

NATM Partners With Synchrony To Enhance Retailer Success In 2025

Promises to offer the customized solutions necessary to thrive in 2025 and beyond

2024-2025 Global Top Brands Award Ceremony Launched During CES

Leading manufacturers, traders, and elites in the global consumer electronics industry gather to celebrate the triumphs of the world’s top consumer electronics brands.

Industry

RadioShack Returns To U.S. As Product Brand

The familiar retail brand is now being revitalized via hundreds of budget-priced products available both at a growing number of brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce...

Industry

China Bans Export Of Key Tech Materials To The U.S.

China has banned the export of gallium, germanium, antimony, and other key tech materials to the U.S.

CES

Brand Strength, The Light That Guides: 2024-2025 Global Top Brands Awards Now Open For Registration

On January 8, 2025, the prestigious Global Top Brands (GTB) Awards, an event that has become a hallmark of recognition in consumer electronics, will...

Buying Groups

State Of Business: Consumer Electronics And Custom Install

Key insights from Nationwide Primetime reveal importance of innovation, strategic partnerships, and adapting to market trends

TWICE VIP Awards

Announcing The Winners Of The 2024 TWICE VIP Awards!

Samsung takes home the Super VIP Award with 7 wins!

Blogs

Navigating The Complexities Of Retail, Distribution, Or Manufacturing

Exclusive Interview With Michael O'Shaughnessy, President Of Element Electronics And Appliances

CTA

CTA Centennial Part 4: The Sixties

The fourth in a series of essays exploring and celebrating CTA’s and our industry’s first century of invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship

CTA

Herbert H. Frost: CTA’s “George Washington”

Herbert H. Frost (1893-1956)

CTA

CTA Report: Revoking PNTR For China = Massive Inflation For American Consumers

Increases in tariffs applied to imports from China would in most cases be dramatic

CES

CES 2024: Trends To Watch

As it does each year, CTA gives a sneak peek into the current trends and innovations that will be seen on the show floor...

Another View

Is 2024 The Year Of AI?

Many consumer technology industry experts see AI as a boon to enhance products and services

Industry

2024 State Of The Industry: Guarded Optimism

Market roadblocks and negative economic conditions from 2023 linger, but retailers, vendors, and analysts all are hopeful for more positive results in the new...

Another View

Another View: Quantum Computing – The Electronics Game Changer

The quantum era presents an electrifying future for the world of electronics

TWICE VIP Awards

Announcing The Winners Of The 2023 TWICE VIP Awards!

LG and Samsung tied to take home the Super VIP Award with 5 wins each

Audio

Gramophone Announces Luxury Retail Experience Center

Grand Opening in Maryland marks Gramophone’s fifth and newest showroom

Industry

NPD, IRI Rebrand As Circana

Leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior advises almost 7,000 brands and retailers worldwide

Another View

Tech And Business Tactic Trends For 2023

With CES just around the corner, what new technologies will be coming in 2023, and, in a post-pandemic world, what new business ways and...

Katapult Lease-To-Own: ‘Retailers, Don’t Leave Money on the Table’

Consumer tech dealers can incrementally increase their bottom lines by 3%-10% by selling to customers turned down for financing

Industry

The Consumer Technology Business In 2022: A Return To Normalcy?

As the impact of the pandemic and supply chain problems fade, and even considering lingering economic uncertainty, a sense of normalcy seems to have...

TWICE VIP Awards

Announcing The Winners Of The 2022 TWICE VIP Awards!

Samsung takes home the Super VIP Award with 11 wins

Industry

Consumer Tech 2022: The State of the Industry

How are manufacturers and retailers holding up under multiple supply chain, product and component shortages, the Great Resignation, distribution backlogs, fuel prices, and inflation/recession...

Katapult Reinvents Turnkey Lease-To-Own Program For Retailers

Consumer tech dealers can incrementally increase their bottom lines by 3%-10% by selling to customers turned down for financing

Another View

Has Home Ownership Become A Distant Dream?

The answer will have a major impact on home goods retail

TWICE VIP Awards

The 2022 TWICE VIP Awards Are Open For Your Nominations!

Entry deadline is July 7, 2022

Need to Know

The Global Chip Shortage Is Far From Over — Here’s Why

PS5 restocks will be in short supply for a while yet

Retail

The Top 10 Consumer Technology Trends That Will Dominate In 2022

Consumer technology is constantly evolving, and 2022 looks to be no different. Indeed, this year will see many new top dogs in the commercial...

Retailing

Blaupunkt Reports 20% Growth In 2021

Continues long standing tradition of brand community growth

Another View

5 Factors That Could Spike Electronics Manufacturing Costs

The semiconductor chip shortage is currently wreaking havoc on several industries, including consumer electronics and automotive. The demand is much higher than the supply,...

TWICE VIP Awards

Announcing The Winners Of The 2021 TWICE VIP Awards!

LG takes home the Super VIP Award with 6 wins

Appliances

New Allstate Protection Plans Express Available To Retailers Of All Sizes

Dedicated business team and technology solution offers rapid deployment of Allstate product protection programs, no matter the size of your business

Products

10 Hot Consumer Electronic Holiday Gifts For 2021

Celebrate Christmas in July with the latest and greatest tech, including new speakers, controllers, drones, and more!

The Wire - Press Releases

Enclave Audio Announces Partnership with ProSource

Woodland Hills, CA – June 15, 2021 – Enclave Audio®, manufacturer of the immersive wireless audio system CineHome™ portfolio for home entertainment environments, announces...