In a somewhat surprising bit of news today, the CEO of Best Buy, Brian Dunn, announced his resignation. Dunn was a 28-year veteran of the leading electronics retailer in the US and rose up through the ranks after starting as a salesperson. Continue Reading
Author Archives: Paul Gagnon
About Paul Gagnon
Paul is Director, North American TV Research for DisplaySearch. He focuses on TV market forecasting and analysis, as well as consulting and conferences.
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hhgregg CEO at USFPD Smart Displays: Brands need to Listen to the Consumer Better
Day 2 of the DisplaySearch US FPD Smart Displays conference kicked off with a one-on-one chat between Steve Baker, VP of Industry Analysis for NPD, and Dennis May, President, CEO and Director of hhgregg, a large retailer located in the Eastern United States. As of 2011, hhgregg has more than 200 stores, with plans to open an additional 20 in 2012, and sells appliances, home theater and an assortment of computing and mobile technology products. The session was focused on discussing the current state of the smart display market, and where room for improvement exists. Continue Reading
Smart TVs at CES: Trying to Stay Ahead of Apple?
Several years ago, LG introduced its Magic Motion Remote Control as a sort-of airborne mouse that uses a Nintendo Wii-like sensor to point and select content on its smart TV. For 2012, LG has improved the capabilities of this device by adding a “Magic Gesture” function to recognize movement. Voice recognition has also been built into the remote, allowing the user to input text vocally.
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Black Friday Update #2; A Tale of Two Customers
What a difference a few hours makes …
During the first round of store visits to observe the midnight opening of several retail stores (for electronics at least), the activity was intense. There were long lines and strong buying activity for TVs, notebook PCs, smartphones and tablet PCs. Continue Reading
Black Friday Begins With a Bang
With a relatively soft year so far in consumer electronics, especially for TVs, a lot of pressure has been placed on retailers to pull off a successful holiday selling season. Of course, Black Friday is the first big test of that effort and DisplaySearch is out observing the action. This is the first of a series of near real-time updates on Black Friday 2011. Continue Reading
