electronics

NRF: Electronics Will Drive Back-to-School Spending to Record $41.5 Billion

Consumers are expected to spend a record $41.5 billion on back-to-school (BTS) shopping this year, up from $36.9 billion in 2022 as…

Staples Launches Three-Tiered Technology Protection Plan

Staples has launched tiered Total Support Plans to provide customers with access to 24/7/365 computer support. The new plans were developed to…

Why Consumer Electronics E-tailers are Betting Big on Commerce Personalization

Consumer electronics is a rather crowded space with a swarm of brands trying to make their presence felt in every category —…

NRF: Electronics and Demographic Changes Drive Back-to-School Spending Trends

The 2022 back-to-school season will likely avoid being negatively impacted by the weight of inflation, according to data from the National Retail…

hhgregg Returns To Brick-And-Mortar With A Smaller Store Concept

Electronics retailer hhgregg has opened its first new brick-and-mortar location, in Somerset, N.J., more than two years after filing for bankruptcy and…

Best Buy Promotes VP Of Enterprise And Merchandise Finance To CFO

Best Buy has named Matt Bilunas, the company’s current Vice President of Enterprise and Merchandise Finance, as its new CFO, effective July 29….

Supply Chain Integration Tightens Inventory, Boosts Accuracy For Nebraska Furniture Mart

Five years ago, executives at Nebraska Furniture Mart realized that the retailer’s supply chain needed to be a major strategy driver within the…

Best Buy Abandons Online Marketplace, Citing Low Revenues And Confused Customers

Best Buy has shut down its online Marketplace after a five year run as of Feb. 24, 2016. The electronics retailer plans…

MasterCard Survey Projects 4% Growth In Holiday Sales

The combination of low gas prices and high consumer optimism levels have the MasterCard SpendingPulse survey projecting a healthy 4% increase in…

Retail Strategies Beyond The Walls Of Retail

When we talk about retail, most people think about consumer goods such as apparel, electronics or groceries. But in truth, retail encompasses…

Holiday Recap: Retail Experts Debate The Impact Of An Early Holiday Start And Unexpected Turbulence

At the start of the 2012 holiday season, retail experts anticipated an overall positive outcome. The National Retail Federation (NRF), for example,…

IHL Webinar: Retailers Debate Cause Of Out-Of-Stocks

More consumers are turning to online retailers such as Amazon to browse and buy items. These shifting consumer behaviors can, in part,…

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