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Is H1N1 Good for Integrators?



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Can there possibly be good news about the H1N1 outbreak and fears surrounding the virus?

Maybe.

According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), 26 percent of consumers are likely/very likely to shop LESS at crowded retailers due to H1N1 concerns.

And 15 percent of CE industry insiders cite H1N1 as one of their biggest concerns for the holiday season.

That's substantially less than the 62 percent of CE execs that fear low store traffic during Q4, but it ranks right up there with the percentage of insiders who are concerned about not enough inventory (18 percent) and too much inventory (14 percent).

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About the Author

Julie Jacobson, Editor-at-large, CE Pro
Julie Jacobson is co-founder of EH Publishing and currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro, mostly in the areas of home automation, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. She majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. Julie is a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player with the scars to prove it. Follow her on Twitter @juliejacobson.

3 Comments (displayed in order by date/time)

Posted by Dougie Fresh  on  10/29  at  06:22 PM

I simply love turning tragedy/disaster/misfortune into profit!  Just love it!

Posted by 39 Cent Stamp  on  11/01  at  11:28 PM

I heard that Control4 is responsible for H1N1.

Posted by tmcgeary  on  11/12  at  09:19 AM

Wow.  Are custom integrators this desperate?

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