Tag: Electronics
Sony & Panasonic Report Huge Losses
Sony has announced an annual operating loss of $1 billion, their first since 1995 when a faltering movie division accounted for the decline. This...
CEA: Consumer Confidence in CE Reaches 2009 High
The CEA/CNET measure of consumer confidence for April delivered a mixed verdict, finding that confidence in the overall economy is down, but that confidence...
Analysis: Electronics Profits Looking Up
Profit forecasts for several major electronics chains are looking suddenly positive, led by Best Buy and Conn's. That's the conclusion of an analysis published...
Sears to Revamp CE Departments
Sears Holdings Co. is planning big changes to its electronics offerings, including making its in-store departments more interactive, offering cable upgrades in-store, and improving...
Apple, Samsung, Best Buy Lead Consumer Survey
Brand Keys Monday released its latest Customer Loyalty Engagement Winners, which ranks customers' favorite brands in more than 60 categories, and several different brands...
CEA: Consumer Confidence Continues Drop
Consumer confidence both in the overall economy and in the electronics sector dropped in January, according to the latest release of the CEA/CNET Index....
NPD: Holiday Sales Plunge
The holiday season was predictably disastrous for the consumer electronics industry, as brick-and-mortar sales dropped 8.1 percent during the five-week season. That's according to...
Petters Indicted in Electronics-Fraud Scheme
A prominent businessman in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area - one who got his start selling electronics and whose holding company now owns the Polaroid...
Black Friday: Sales Positive, But Profits Likely Absent
Retailers in the U.S. may have seen a Black Friday in which both sales and foot traffic increased over the year before. But did...
Zip Offering At-Home House Calls On More Products
Zip Express Installation’s primary business has always been the installation of home electronics such as home theater and computer systems. As the years have...
