Monday, June 29, 2009

Best Buy's step-up division will carry Onkyo products beginning later in 2009.View this story

Monday, June 22, 2009

Liquidator: Integrators could team up to buy assets in order to create a national franchise – something they have failed to accomplish over the years; sale price should be "significantly less" than Circuit CityView this story

Friday, June 19, 2009

Specialty furniture maker JC International bought TheaterXtreme's intellectual property, saying the "time is right to re-launch."View this story

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Big-box retailer says market share gains were "accelerated in March and April" because of Circuit City's liquidation.View this story

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Electronics retailers are promoting the heck out of it, but CE Pros aren’t. Missed opportunity or is the June 12 boon overblown?View this story

Big-box retailers aren't villains trying to ruin your business. They merely fill their niche in the market. In fact, here are a few way big-box stores even help custom dealers.View this story

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Store openings the latest move in a sort of big-box electronics retail chess match between Walmart and Best Buy.View this story

Friday, May 29, 2009

Saying it wants to “invest in the downturn,” it aims to increase product display space and facilitate customer training. Investment comes in a year when store traffic is down a little.View this story

Thursday, May 28, 2009

The expectation that business will funnel to Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon.com isn’t necessarily panning out. Cash-strapped customers turn to well-trained sales staffs.View this story

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

The brand, purchased by Systemax for $6.5 million, launched its site over the weekend. It promises a wider selection than previously offered and countless educational tools.View this story

Thursday, May 21, 2009

In a battle with Best Buy for Circuit City and Tweeter’s customers, Walmart is increasing its emphasis on Blu-ray and 1080p in its 3,500 stores. Walmart will also make its electronics displays more interactive and bulk up its product offerings.View this story

It's often said, "When one door closes, another one opens." For David Huse, owner of Frisco, Texas-based Theater Advice, it was actually Tweeter's closed doors that ushered in opportunity.View this story

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Systemax bringing back Circuit City brand with "new lower prices, new wider selection, new faster shipping, and a better 24/7 customer first service department."View this story

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Big-box retailer's joint venture with Carphone Warehouse originally called for "a hundred or so" stores in the UK by 2013.View this story

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Consumer electronics reseller Systemax Inc won a bid for the former No. 2 electronics retailer’s e-commerce business. It will join a slew of defunct electronics retailers that are getting new lives.View this story