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10 Tips for Haggling with A/V Retailers
Electronic House — As gas prices go up, and money gets tight, it's important to save a few extra bucks wherever you can, and that includes saving money on big ticket items like a TV or camera. By using the age-old practice of haggling, you can get a better price on ...More…
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Report: Retailers Misleading Consumers on DTV Transition
Electronic House — Secret shopper survey finds retailers are pushing new televisions on customers confused by the digital TV transition. A new report done by the consumer advocacy group MassPirg (Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group), finds many retailers ...More…
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FCC Fines Retailers for Violating DTV Rules
Electronic House — Wal-Mart, Best Buy and others are hit with nearly $4 million in fines for not properly labeling analog-only televisions. Don't mess with the government when it comes to the DTV transition. The Federal Communications Commission just fined ...More…
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RadioShack Sales Are Strong, Viability Weak
Electronic House — RadioShack generated $70 million sales from converter boxes in in the quarter ended March 31. Will RadioShack be the next major electronics retailer to fall? It may seem odd to suggest the Shack might suffer the same fate as former competitors ...More…
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Best Buy Makes Shelf Space for Vinyl
Electronic House — CD sales are sucking wind, while digital downloads are keeping overall music sales afloat these days. But as we noted earlier this week, there's some newfound life in vinyl records. With a Mickey Rourke-style comeback, the vinyl industry grew 89 ...More…
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Rocks, Bricks & Punches: A Wacky Week in Consumer ...
Electronic House — So how was your consumer electronics shopping experience this week? Granted, news gets around very quick these days, and bad news travels really fast-but this week's retail horror stories have been fast and furious when it comes to the ...More…
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Sharper Image Still Lingering in Retail World
Electronic House — Yet another electronics retailer is being brought back from the dead. The Sharper Image brand - not the stores - is being revived by venture partners Gordon Brothers Brands and Hilco Consumer Capital, which also owns fallen brands such as Linens ...More…
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Crazy Eddie Returns to Electronics Retail
Electronic House — It's unknown if the rebrith of the Crazy Eddie brand will recapture that old advertising "magic." It has been a trying few months for brand-loyal electronics shoppers. Tweeter is gone. Circuit City is gone. Several local custom electronics . ...More…
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Is Best Buy About to Get Better?
Electronic House — With Circuit City and Tweeter out of the picture, it appears that Walmart is throwing down the gauntlet to Best Buy. Prolific Walmart, assuming its new role as the No. 2 electronics retailer in the United States, intends to come out swinging. It ...More…
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Circuit City Edges Closer to Online Rebirth
Electronic House — We haven't seen the last of Circuit City, or at least of circuitcity.com. As part of Circuit City's bankruptcy proceedings it auctioned off its e-commerce business and intellectual property, according to Reuters. The winner: Systemax Inc, a ...More…
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Crestron Ceiling Mount Wireless Access Point Now Shipping
Electronic House — ROCKLEIGH, NJ - Now available, the Crestron CEN-WAP-ABG-CM Wireless Access Point (WAP) is the latest in a series of network, Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions. The CEN-WAP-ABG-CM supports 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi and enables easy setup, low profile ...More…
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LG Electronics' New Line of LCD HDTVs
Electronic House — ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., - LG Electronics' newest LCD HDTVs, the LH55 series, combine a sleek, modern silhouette with advanced 240Hz technology for a more engaging entertainment experience. First announced at the International Consumer Electronics ...More…