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Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Audio Advice Acquires ZoboTV, Adding Third N.C. Store
image Critical mass in Raleigh and Charlotte gives Audio Advice even greater dominance in the North Carolina market for custom audio, video and home automation.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 04/05 at 08:44 AM
News, CE Profiles, Hybrid Dealers, Mergers and Acquisitions, Permalink


Monday, August 09, 2010

Best Buy/Magnolia Staff Up for Commercial Integration
image Magnolia Audio Video seeks A/V professionals for commercial integration account managers -- CEDIA certification preferred.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 08/09 at 01:42 PM
News, Home Automation and Control, Big-Box Retailers, Commercial, Hybrid Dealers, (7) Comments, Permalink


Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Flanner’s Temporarily Shuts Doors in Milwaukee
image Led by former PARA president John Flanner, the PRO Group member company closes its custom retail store while trying to renegotiate finances.View this story
Posted by Jason Knott on 05/05 at 05:35 AM
News, Hybrid Dealers, (5) Comments, Permalink


Thursday, April 22, 2010

Abt Electronics: The Greenest A/V Retailer in the Country
image Putting lights on sensors and recycling paper is one thing, but Chicago's Abt has its own recycling plant and runs a 350,000-square-foot store off the grid.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 04/22 at 10:14 AM
News, Electrical, HVAC, Hybrid Dealers, Energy Management, (2) Comments, Permalink


Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Is Your Store Fun?
CEA research reveals that consumers don't find fun in specialty A/V retailingView this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 04/14 at 08:34 AM
Blogs, Events, Hybrid Dealers, (2) Comments, Permalink


Monday, March 22, 2010

Geek Squad: Let Us ‘Sync’ Your 3D Glasses
HD Guru questions Best Buy ads, calls three different stores and talked to 3 geeks: syncing a Blu-ray player through the USB port on the 3D glasses?View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 03/22 at 08:36 AM
News, Product News, Video, Hybrid Dealers, Installation, (14) Comments, Permalink


Friday, February 12, 2010

Inside MyerEmco’s Collapse
image CEO Jon Myer says current vendor credit policies are crippling specialty retailers. He warns that the market is 'not coming back.'View this story
Posted by Jason Knott on 02/12 at 03:11 PM
News, Hybrid Dealers, (5) Comments, Permalink


Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Black Friday at Bjorn’s AV: Lessons from a Master
image CE Pro followed Bjorn Dybdahl around Bjorn's Audio Video, his 34-year-old store in San Antonio, Texas, during the busiest shopping day of the year.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 12/02 at 02:59 PM
News, Hybrid Dealers, (1) Comments, Permalink


Monday, April 13, 2009

Best Buy Employee: ‘High School Kids’ Will Replace Skilled Magnolia Staff
image Skilled Magnolia personnel will leave the company when salaries drop to $12.56/hour, says an anonymous Best Buy district-level employee. Best Buy counters: 'It's not that cookie cutter.'View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 04/13 at 02:52 PM
News, Big-Box Retailers, Hybrid Dealers, (26) Comments, Permalink


Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Sony to Implement New Specialty Account Initiatives
image Sony is planning to "fundamentally change the way" they go to market with specialty and retail accounts, according to a letter from company president and COO Stan Glasgow.View this story
Posted by Jason Unger on 04/08 at 08:37 AM
News, Hybrid Dealers, (6) Comments, Permalink


Friday, March 27, 2009

Prepare Your Company for a Fundamental Economic Shift
image Consumers are learning to live on much less and, once they start changing their consuming habits, I don't think they will be changing back anytime soon.View this story
Posted by Deborah Smith on 03/27 at 05:04 AM
News, Business Resources, Hybrid Dealers, (0) Comments, Permalink


Friday, February 13, 2009

Best Buy Corporate Takes Over Magnolia Leadership
image Seven of the hybrid chain’s 13 stand-alone stores and its headquarters have closed. Best Buy acquired Magnolia in 2000 but had kept its specialty leadership separate.View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 02/13 at 07:22 AM
News, Big-Box Retailers, Hybrid Dealers, (3) Comments, Permalink


Friday, February 06, 2009

Ultimate Electronics Shutters Builder Business
image In its heyday, Ultimate installed more than 17,000 structured wiring systems in a single yearView this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 02/06 at 01:23 PM
News, Wire and Cable, Builders, Hybrid Dealers, (0) Comments, Permalink


TheaterXtreme Franchises Thrive After Franchisee Falters
image Business is good for the defunct parent company’s non-corporate franchises of the same name. Only problem is their customers think they’ve gone bankrupt.View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 02/06 at 07:23 AM
News, Hybrid Dealers, (1) Comments, Permalink


Monday, December 22, 2008

A/V Company Proves to Clients: You Can’t Get a Better Deal Online
image With a client listening in, Audio Video Planners called the Internet vendors who apparently had the best prices on big-screen TVs and Blu-ray players. They didn't.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 12/22 at 06:01 AM
News, Business Resources, Hybrid Dealers, (41) Comments, Permalink



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