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Consumer Elec. & Entertainment - Latest News
Updated Feb-08 5:15 PM ET (News & Data)

Tweeter Seeks Delay on Chapter 11 Plan
Feb. 8 - Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc. said it needs more time to analyze claims and assess its financial condition before developing a Chapter 11 plan to divvy up proceeds from its sale to a New York hedge fund. In light of the "recent" sale closing and the significant claims that are unresolve - Chain Store Age
- Tweeter Home Entertainmen [ 0.00 +0.00% ]

Circuit City More Than Doubles Credit Line
Feb. 6 - Struggling consumer-electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. said Wednesday it has increased its credit line by $800 million and extended the expiration date to 2013, according to a regulatory filing. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said it has increase - Chain Store Age
- Circuit City Stores, Inc. [ 4.02 +2.03% ]

Dell Closes Mall Kiosks
Jan. 31 - Dell Inc. said it will close its 140 shopping mall kiosks in the United States. Dell now sells computers and other devices in more than 10,000 stores around the world, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Best Buy Co. The kiosks, where customers could place orders for delivery, may be losing some - Chain Store Age
- Best Buy Co., Inc. [ 40.89 +0.81% ]
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [ 52.80 +1.31% ]

Circuit City Appoints VP for New Business Development
Jan. 29 - Circuit City Stores Tuesday announced that Jeffrey S. Stone has joined the company as executive VP, new business development. His responsibilities will include overseeing the growth of the chain's new retail concept, The City. Stone, 51, was most recently president and COO of Tivoli Audio, LLC, - Chain Store Age
- Circuit City Stores, Inc. [ 4.02 +2.03% ]
- Tweeter Home Entertainmen [ 0.00 +0.00% ]

Best Buy Names CIO of International Unit
Jan. 28 - Best Buy Co. said that Neville Roberts will join the company in a new position as CIO of Best Buy International, the strategic business unit focused on the enterprise's growth outside of the United States. Prior to joining Best Buy, Roberts spent more than 18 years at Accenture, most recently a - Chain Store Age
- Best Buy Co., Inc. [ 40.89 +0.81% ]

Jan. 24
Best Buy China's Chairman Resigns

Jan. 16
Circuit City Stores Names Exec VP, COO

Jan. 11
Best Buy December Sales Rise

Investor Slashes Stake in Circuit City

Jan. 9
Best Buy to Open in Mexico

Jan. 7
Systemax to Buy CompUSA Brand, Stores

Dec. 21
Best Buy Names Exec VP

Shoppers Face Stricter Return Policies

Dec. 20
Circuit City Approves Retention Awards for Top Execs

Dec. 18
New on Picture This: Best Buy

Best Buy 3Q Profit Rises

Dec. 14
Target, Wal-Mart, Macy's Top List of Favorite Holiday Ads

Dec. 12
GameStop Opens Store, Tournament Center

Dec. 3
RadioShack Names Exec VP

Nov. 29
Advance Auto Parts Names CEO

Nov. 21
Report: Circuit City Asks Former Workers to Return

Nov. 20
GameStop's Quarterly Net Profits Jump

Circuit City Premiers New Concept

Nov. 19
Best Buy Denies Rumors of China Expansion

Survey: Holiday Sales Forecast Up Despite Slowing Market

RadioShack to Pay $8.8 M in Settlement

Nov. 14
New Blog Entry: Not the Typical Best Buy Experience

Office Depot Hires Merchandising Veteran

Nov. 9
CEO Makes Bid to Take Trans World Private

More Consumers Expected to Shop on Black Friday

Nov. 8
Carphone Warehouse to Expand in U.S.

Nov. 6
Merchandising VP Departs Circuit City

Oct. 31
Rex Invests $51M in Ethanol Plant

Oct. 30
Best Buy to Offer Video-Sharing Service

Oct. 29
RadioShack Swings to 3Q Profit

Oct. 25
GameStop Opens 5,000th Store

Oct. 24
Report: Circuit City Testing New Concept Stores Dubbed 'The City'

Oct. 23
Eq-life to Shutter Last Location

Oct. 19
J. C. Penney Names Marketing Director

Oct. 12
Communications Company Triples Retail Sites with Wal-Mart Deal

Oct. 4
GameStop Director Sells Shares

Sep. 27
Best Buy to Seek New CFO

Sep. 20
Circuit City Posts 2Q Loss

Sep. 19
Best Buy to Expand In-Store Apple Stores

Sep. 18
Best Buy 2Q Profit Climbs

Sep. 10
Toys “R” Us Names President, North America

Sep. 5
Rex Stores 2Q Profit Rises Sharply

PetSmart Names CFO

Aug. 29
RadioShack Hires New Executives

Aug. 21
Circuit City Makes Board Appointment



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Digital Packages - Consumer Elec. & Entertainment

Special Report: Digital Imaging
Digital camera sales are about to reach their peak. General Electric is entering the digital business. Kodak is rolling out a new printer line and the photo industry takes over Las Vegas at the Photo Marketing Association trade show—and they're targeting moms everywhere. This special report outlines what’s happening now in digital imaging and what's to come.
2 Page PDF report with photos
Price: $19.99

Category Census
Retailing Today has dissected America’s trillion-dollar retailing industry in this Category Census Report for 2006. Inside you will find sales breakdowns for the leading retailers as well as specialists in Food & Consumables, Apparel, Consumer Electronics & Entertainment, Home & Housewares and Hardlines (Toys, Office Supplies, Sporting Goods, Automotives and Hardware/DIY) categories.
PDF Format 8-page report, with pie graphs and charts.
Price: $29.99

June 2006 Retailing and Entertainment
There¹s no such thing as a sure thing in the world of licensed merchandise, which has produced more than its share of can¹t-miss products that flopped. But since the first film arrived in 2003, retailers have found that ³Spider-Man² merchandise is the closest thing they can get to sure-fire sales. This report examines comic book properties that are set to move this summer, along with Rocky's 30th anniversary and Jeep's new licensing deals.
PDF Format. 3-page report with pictures
Price: $19.99

Digital Imaging   Price: $19.99
February Retailing and Entertainment report   Price: $19.99
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