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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Stereo Barn: Redesign Provides Additional Sales Space
image After 18 years in one location, Stereo Barn outgrew it. It recently opened a new showroom in Sinking Spring, Pa. and shared the experience with CE Pro.View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 12/18 at 05:50 AM
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

With Complete Speaker Lines, Hybrids Differentiate
image If your manufacturer partner offers a complete line of products in a given category, you can offer good-better-best options to your customers.View this story
Posted by Robert Archer on 12/17 at 06:27 AM
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TheaterXtreme Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
image The home theater installation store franchisor had suspended operations on Dec. 2 because it had "an insufficient amount of cash on hand." Its 11 franchise stores seem to be unaffected by the suspension of operations.View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 12/17 at 06:23 AM
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Friday, December 12, 2008

Inside the ‘Best Showroom in the Country’
image That Creative Home Theatre had lofty goals for its showroom is perhaps the understatement of 2008 -- an election year no less. CE Pro goes inside the $7 million showroom.View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 12/12 at 06:04 AM
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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Home Theater Group: Showroom Boosts Sales 650%
home theater group Ideal location on busy street, along with interactive displays, creates instant credibility for Home Theater Group.View this story
Posted by CE Pro Editors on 12/11 at 05:42 AM
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Is Opening a Showroom Right For You?
image Do you need a showroom to grow your custom business? What will it get you? What might it cost you? How will you decide?View this story
Posted by Deborah Smith on 12/09 at 06:26 AM
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Monday, December 08, 2008

TheaterXtreme Has Not Obtained ‘Sufficient’ Funding to Resume Operations
TheaterXtreme Franchisor of home theater installation stores is seeking legal counsel regarding bankruptcy protectionView this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 12/08 at 02:00 PM
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

TheaterXtreme ‘Suspends’ Operations but Franchises Live On
TheaterXtreme Theater Xtreme was the great hope in home theater franchising, but the corporate entity just suspended operations. The move should not affect independently owned stores.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 12/03 at 06:03 AM
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