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Defunct Chain Plans to Make Retail Circuit Again

January 29, 2016

Circuit City was liquidated in 2008, but there are new owners and a new plan to bring the defunct electronics chain back.

'Calling Card' Web Sites That Aren't Enabled for E-commerce Can't Compete

January 26, 2016

TED Mag

E-tailing behemoths like Amazon Business are infringing on electrical distributors' turf. Large distributors continue to hone and refine their e-commerce offerings. And finally, mobile e-commerce (or, m-commerce) - driven by the consumer who has grown more comfortable making purchases on smartphones and other mobile devices - is on track to hit $700bn by 2017, according to research firm Digi-Capital.

GE Plans to Sell Its Appliances Business to China's Haier

January 18, 2016

GE

GE, which has a long-term strategic partnership to explore cooperation in the areas of industrial internet, healthcare and advanced manufacturing with Qingdao Haier Co., has agreed to sell its Appliances business to the Chinese company for $5.4bn.

Faster-Speed 802.11ac Wi-Fi Shipments Top 43.3 Million in Early 2013

August 13, 2013

ABI Research

Worldwide consumer Wi-Fi customer premises equipment (CPE) shipments surpassed 43.3 million at the end of 1Q-2013. a 16.8-percent increase from 4Q-2012.