Posts Tagged ‘electronics’
by Veronica Stone on May 27th, 2009
By MIGUEL BUSTILLO
Some regional appliance and electronics retailers are flourishing despite intense competition from national chains, thanks in part to a retro retail concept: commissioned sales staff, trained to explain increasingly complex televisions and washing machines to customers.
These smaller retailers such as publicly traded hhgregg Inc. of Indianapolis and Conn’s Inc. of Beaumont, Texas, as well as closely held P.C. Richard & Son of Farmingdale, N.Y., are pursuing ambitious store expansion plans. They are aiming to capitalize on the slumping commercial real estate market and the collapse this spring of Circuit City Stores Inc., once the nation’s second-largest... Read more »
by Rebecca Button on March 27th, 2009
The convergence of more than 1,000 exhibiting companies, dozens of industries, and over 40,000 professionals from 125 countries all working toward the common goal of revolutionizing wireless.
Read more »
by Christina Lee on February 26th, 2009
If any industry can prove today that innovation sells, it is the electronics trade. After all, it made a slew of new devices become necessities in 2008, and now it is promising more renovations for 2009. But as consumers continue to spend cautiously, experts are debating a great deal over whether the past year’s best-sellers are still worth sourcing:
The LCD Monitor
For both the consumer and the manufacturer of 2008, the LCD monitor became a cost-efficient solution for both home computing and even entertainment needs. And while manufacturers are still focusing on creating for the home user, they could... Read more »
by Christina Lee on February 23rd, 2009
Anticipation is building for the April 5 U.S. release of the Nintendo DSi, the second revamping of the company’s handheld gaming system.
Tens of millions of DSi’s predecessor, the DS Lite, have sold worldwide since its release in early 2006, according to Nintendo. In the meantime, the company anticipates that DSi unit sales have already reached an estimated 100 million worldwide, according to CNET.
Available in both blue and black, its retail price is set at $169.99. And along with the DSi’s release also comes a game new to U.S. gamers, “Rhythm Heaven.”
The DSi offers a longer stylus and... Read more »
by Christina Lee on January 8th, 2009
Wii Sports has become the best-selling video game ever – a feat accomplished in just two months and two weeks.
VG Chartz, a video game sales tracking Web site, calculated that 40.2 million units of Wii Sports have been sold – surpassing long-time chart topper Super Mario Bros. Like Wii Sports, Nintendo sold Super Mario Bros. bundled with a console, that being the first Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985.
Nintendo has yet to confirm the unit sales numbers that VG Chartz has calculated, though its annual fiscal report states that it sold 1.484 billion Wii software units by March 2008.... Read more »
by Veronica Stone on November 8th, 2007
Starting a wholesale mobile phone business can be rewarding and profitable experience. In the United States alone, it has been estimated that up to 65% of phone service consumers are now using mobile technology in conjunction with standard phone service or alone. Some upstarts begin their business by looking into franchises or through affiliate programs. For others, they have found success by setting up a wholesale facilities and distribution centers. For the individual who determines that the Internet is the most efficient way to sell wholesale mobile phones, there is a world of resources available, vendor’s pages, government pages and... Read more »
by Carrie Hinkel on October 22nd, 2007
Home-based businesses are now a multi-billion dollar industry–piquing the interests of both new entrepreneurs and the scammers trying to take their money. The wholesale electronics industry is ripe with unsavory business people, ready to take the money of unsuspecting buyers. Wholesale electronics is a popular sector for scammers because the products they claim to sell are well-known (ipod , xbox , etc.) and when purchased in lots, require a significant amount of money from the buyer. However, once you know what warning signs to look for, avoiding these less-than-honest companies is simple.
Telltale signs of a scammer:
1. Upfront payments... Read more »
by Jennifer Ratliff on October 1st, 2007
Every good seller knows how profitable it can be to sell electronics. Their popularity and long shelf lives guarantee a good return on your investment. And while knockoffs and used brand named electronics are easier to procure, if you have any desire for a future in sales, you’ll eventually want to join “the big league:” selling new brand name electronics .
The Internet revolution has opened a global market for popular electronics, and no electronics company has enough people to cover all of those markets. Companies are beginning to realize the advantages of licensing their brand name, and electronics companies... Read more »
by Stephen Alfred on September 19th, 2007
It is no secret that today China has been branded as the worlds "electronics factory" due to the ever increasing technological advances and brand popularity gained in the consumer electronics niche. Having said that, it has become the largest producer and supplier of consumer electronics products in the world. Chinese consumer electronics products are becoming increasingly popular not only because of the great deals that they offer but also because of the quality of products and services that they provide. Many satisfied customers from around the world can agree to the exceptional quality of services that Chinese suppliers provide.
The... Read more »
by Carrie Hinkel on September 12th, 2007
There are an overwhelming amount of electronic manufacturers on the market. Many of them are OEM manufacturers-which is why you’ll see the same exact product with dozens (sometimes even hundreds) of different brand labels. If you’re willing to purchase a certain quantity, you too can have your logo printed on the product.
For buying the latest models of popular brand name merchandise, it’s best to work directly with a factory-authorized dealer. In order to make sure you are dealing with the right company you MUST call the manufacturer and ask for a list of their factory-authorized retailers. Never take the... Read more »