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January 21, 2025
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CES Spotlight: John Riddle, Head Of NATM, On Innovation, Collaboration, And The Future of Retail
At CES 2025, John Riddle, Head of NATM (National Alliance of Trade Merchants), shared an in-depth look at the organization's strategies, initiatives, and vision for the appliance, electronics, and furniture industries. With NATM's annual conference set to take place in July in Frisco, Texas, Riddle highlighted the importance of innovation, collaboration, and adaptability in a rapidly evolving retail landscape.
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Industry
CEDIA Adds New Categories To 2025 Smart Home Awards
CEDIA recently announced the 2025 CEDIA Smart Home Awards are open for entries, featuring a number of new and rebranded categories. The program recognizes the outstanding achievements of CEDIA members who represent the highest standard of innovation, quality, and craftsmanship.
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Retail
Best Buy to launch third-party marketplace this summer
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With Best Buy Marketplace, sellers will be able to "expand their reach, break through and grow their brand," the company said in a statement. They will also have access to its Best Buy Ads and partnership opportunities.
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Austin Freshwater Appointed CEO Of Group One Limited
Group One Limited, the U.S. distributor for DiGiCo, Solid State Logic, Calrec, and many other pro audio and lighting brands, has announced that it is making several key changes to its management and leadership team.
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TV/Video
RGB backlighting explained: why the next-gen TV tech is a big deal
RGB backlit TVs are coming, and you're going to hear a lot about them in the next few years. They're the next big development in LCD TVs, and they take the technology used in the best mini-LED TVs to a new level.
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Accessories
Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless review
Only the strongest film franchises tend to get a fourth go and, like Toy Story 4, the Momentum 4 Wireless have dutifully honored the legacy of those that came before it - sonically and feature-wise, if not aesthetically. We are disappointed to see the classy design of Momentums of old giving way to one that's markedly more non-descript, but the new guise is fit for purpose and we recognize that many might like its low-key discretion.
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In Case You Missed It
LG Introduces 3-In-1 Projector, Compact 4K UST Projector
LG's "new-concept" models are designed to deliver maximum space efficiency. The CES Innovation Award-winning PF600U is a versatile device that combines a projector with a Bluetooth speaker and LED mood lamp, while the CineBeam S (model PU615U) has the distinction of being LG's smallest-ever 4K Ultra Short Throw (UST) projector.
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