http://www.dealerscope.com Copyright 2012 North American Publishing Company Current Issue of Dealerscope Magazine from January 2012 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.dealerscope.com/article/2012-dealerscope-hall-fame-buchanan-cole-ghaznavi-minarik-stewart/1 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:52:28 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/-418485/1 Welcome to the first edition of Housewares Retailing (HR)—a new resource for dealers and distributors carrying kitchen and small home electrics, or those evaluating the new profit opportunities.... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:49:09 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/pma-hits-ces-more-photography-gear-than-ever-show-floor/1 Now that the annual Photo Manufacturers Association (PMA) show is part of 2012 International CES (PMA@CES) we thought we'd offer a sneak peek at some of the cool products your customers will be dying to get their ... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:10:32 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/variety-products-demo-strategies-stoke-hot-category/1 Computer audio just might be the savior CE dealers are looking for CE dealers around the country, battered by the drop in TV margins, are increasing their focus on selling computer audio systems, an effort that's backed... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:13:50 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/digital-cameras-the-in-betweens/1 Ask customers how their holiday photos turned out and you're likely to hear, "Not bad." Fortunately, you can help those shoppers turn out great photos next time. Just point them at a better class of shooter: the ... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:18:57 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/everything-including-sync/1 I thought we were more like electricians, not plumbers. Well, SYNCs have been clogging up all of the clout in the 12-volt world. Now its time for the aftermarket to come along and bring additional features and a... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:44:11 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/understanding-accessories/1 The accessories market is incredibly resilient. Driven by emerging technologies, it adapts and evolves to meet consumer demand. Despite the trying economic times, the accessories market continues to grow. The Consumer Electronics Association predicts 8% revenue growth... ]]> Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:23:58 EDT http://www.dealerscope.com/article/an-opportunity-revive-consumer-electronics-retail-business-418473/1 A new opportunity is rising from the ashes of traditional CE retail for savvy dealers who are willing to leverage it. The opportunity exists because web-centered media, cloud computing and IP-based products are creating a new connected... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:32:39 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/stop-multi-tasking/1 In years past, I've written a January column suggesting a number of resolutions business owners might want to consider to grow their companies, increase market share or see a better bottom line. This year I'm only going... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:36:12 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/the-reincarnation-audio/1 Some pundits question the current and future states of audio. I say high-quality audio presents enormous sales and profit opportunities today and will only grow. But to fuel that growth, we all have a lot of work... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:40:23 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/happy-new-year-from-customretailers-president-25027125/1 One of the best ways to build a more profitable and sustainable business is by increasing customer loyalty by building relationships. As a company, we value communication with our customers who are our readers and advertisers.... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:20:45 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/good-advice-from-man-who-knows/1 Joe Clayton knows his way around retail. He spent 25 years at RCA where, among many other things, he helped to usher in DirectTV. He was tapped to run Sirius Satellite Radio in its early days. About six... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:23:45 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/adds-electronic-shelf-labels-improve-customer-experience-418476/1 ... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:25:58 EST http://www.dealerscope.com/article/reducing-quantity-cost-ce-returns/1 Customers returning electronics products will cost U.S. CE retailers and manufacturers nearly $17 billion this year, an increase of 21 percent since 2007, according to a new Accenture research report. These costs include receiving, assessing, repairing, reboxing,... ]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:29:20 EST