The Word From RetailVisionThis week, at our RetailVision show in San Diego, retailers and vendors gathered with Everything Channel editors to assess the state of the end-user technology market. Among the highlights: RetailVision opened with a look at the dynamics of the consumer electronics marketplace. The Consumer Electronics Association's Tim Herbert told attendees that the retail market is more diverse than ever: "We see more manufacturers selling directly to the consumer and we see retailers with their own private label goods selling to the consumers." Vendors showed off an array of cool new products, while retailers we spoke to predicted a good final quarter to cap off a challenging year: "Retailers at RetailVision 2008 in San Diego are looking to the ever-powerful fourth quarter to break the economic slide. While some say they are approaching the fourth -- which is typically a retail boom because of holiday spending -- with "cautious optimism," others immediately draw a line in the sand, predicting one of the strongest fourth quarters in years." Finally, the event featured our first ever Fast Growth Retailer awards, with special honors going to Micro Center, our Retailer of the Year, and Nokia, our Retail Vendor Of the Year. Posted by Joe Caponi at 10:32 AM, August 28, 2008 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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