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Retail
Appliance Factory Opens Third Out-Of-State Store
The Colorado chain is mining new Midwest markets.
TWICE Research Center
Where Would The Buying Groups Rank On The 2018 TWICE Top 100?
Pretty damn high, actually
Retail
Colorado’s Appliance Factory Hearkens hhgregg For Ohio Launch
The Colorado retailer marked its first venture outside the state, choosing a former Dublin, Ohio, hhgregg store as its new beachhead.
Buying Groups
Electronic Express Pairing With ProSource
Electronic Express, the Nashville-based CE, appliance and home-furnishings chain, has become the latest NATM Buying Corp. member to join the ProSource buying group as...
Buying Groups
NATM Firing On All 12 Cylinders
The NATM Buying Corp., the 12-member consortium of independent box stores, gathered in Dallas for its annual vendor conference earlier this month, pumped up...
Industry
RC Willey CEO Scott Hymas Taking Three-Year Leave
Scott Hymas, CEO of the Utah-based RC Willey furniture, appliance and CE chain, will temporarily step down from his post of 16 years, effective...
Buying Groups
NATM Adding 12th Member; Appoints P.C. Richard’s Gregg Richard President
It’s been a busy week for the NATM Buying Corp., the now 12-member buying group for major big-box chains. In two quick bursts, the...
Buying Groups
Come Together, Right Now, Over NATM
NATM Buying Corp., the 11-member buying group comprised of some of the nation’s largest regional electronics and appliance retailers, gathered for its annual vendor...
news
NATM’s Warehouse Discount Center Adds Sub-Zero, Wolf
Warehouse Discount Center (WDC), a TWICE Top 50 appliance retailer and recent addition to the NATM Corp. buying group, has added premium brand Sub-Zero...
news
Buying Groups Double Down On Support For Independents
There was a time, not all that long ago, when Best Buy, Walmart and the home-improvement chains seemed unstoppable, and pundits were ready to...
news
Change Is In The Air At NATM
Although the NATM Buying Corp.’s 11 big-box members are the 800-pound gorillas of regional CE and appliance retail, the $5.5 billion buying group isn’t...
Buying Groups
NATM Adds 11th Dealer
The NATM Buying Corp., representing the nation’s largest independent CE and appliance dealers, has added TWICE Top 50 majap retailer Warehouse Discount Center (WDC)...
Buying Groups
Happy Days Are Near Again For NATM
The good times have started to roll again for the NATM Buying Corp. The $5.5 billion buying group, comprised of the nation’s largest regional...
Another View
Changing Role Of Buying Groups Takes Another Turn
When I started to write about how buying groups have changed I realized it is thirty years this spring since I attended my first...
news
NATM Signs New Leaf
Irving, Texas – The NATM Buying Corp. has tapped New Leaf Service Contracts to provide its dealers with extended service programs. In a statement,...
Buying Groups
ProSource Tapping NATM Membership
Updated! Fort Worth, Texas — At least six members of the NATM Buying Corp. have been leveraging the specialty CE clout of the ProSource...
Buying Groups
NATM Finds New Digs
Irving, Texas — The NATM Buying Corp. is moving. The Long Island, N.Y.-based buying group for big-box regional retailers has found a new headquarters...
Buying Groups
TWICE On The Scene: NATM Annual Meeting
Dallas – A who’s who of industry executives were on hand here this week for the NATM Buying Corp.’s annual meeting at the Ritz-Carlton....
Buying Groups
A Reunified NATM Bids Leader Adieu
Dallas – NATM’s 10 regional retailers will leave their annual meeting here this week a more unified buying group following a reorganization that puts...
Industry
NATM Names Satoren As Executive Director
Smithtown, N.Y. — NATM Buying Corp. announced the hiring of Jerry Satoren as the buying group’s new executive director. Satoren, who will help lead...
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