Retailers are urged to confront industry regulator Ofcom about its proposed auction of broadcast spectrum that will be freed following the move to digital TV.
31 January 2007

Stereo Bluetooth is going to be the next must-have gadget up­­grade for consumers.
31 January 2007

Freeview and channels that target older viewers will benefit most from the rapid switchover from analogue to digital TV of people over 55.
31 January 2007

Flat screen prices are set for further falls in 2007 despite the pain this will cause CE manufacturers.
31 January 2007

Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft, has unveiled Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
30 January 2007

Freeplay Energy has appointed technology distributor Rocom to distribute its range of self sustainable radios, torches and portable energy products in the UK from January 2007.
30 January 2007

Woolworths has angered suppliers after demanding contributions to help pay for investment.
30 January 2007

FagorBrandt UK has appointed ASK Distribution as the North of England distributor for its De Dietrich and Fagor brands.
29 January 2007

Total consumer electronics sales were up seven per cent in December to £865 million, compared with the £802m in the same month of 2005.
26 January 2007

The Competition Com­mission (CC) is to focus on local shops in the next stage of its probe into the UK’s grocery market and the effect the big four supermarkets have on the rest of the retail trade.
26 January 2007

The January issue of ERTV, the video magazine ( ‘v-zine’) from the publishers of ERT Weekly, is imminent.
25 January 2007

Asda is to go head-to-head on electricals with catalogue retailer Argos, in a new price war.
25 January 2007

Exposé Travel Management, the UK travel partner for the CES show organisers, reports that it made the travel arrangements for numerous UK attendees to the Las Vegas show.
24 January 2007

Blu-ray has won the next generation DVD war according to the Blu-ray Disc Association
23 January 2007

Comet has gained the Monsterous International Retailer of the Year Award and the inaugural Global Gold Award for the overall performance of Monster Cable Power and the M4 selling approach.
19 January 2007

Bob Van Haaren, owner of Van Haaren & Sons of Walthamstow in London, and chairman of CI London for the past 20 years, has died after a short illness. He was 74.
18 January 2007

Samsung has revealed plans to increase its sales of flat screen TVs by 80 per cent in 2007.
18 January 2007

ERT Weekly is urging its readers to help secure a future for high-definition TV services on Freeview.
17 January 2007

Supermarket giant Tesco has rolled out dedicated Apple Zones to 12 stores following a trial in its Milton Keynes Kingston store.
17 January 2007

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made by Dyson regarding misleading claims by Electrolux about its Twin Clean vacuum cleaner in both press and TV adverts.
17 January 2007

DSG international has announced that it will create up to 1,600 new jobs in 2007 across Europe.
17 January 2007

The Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham has cemented its position as one of the world’s most advanced retail complexes by offering its visitors wireless Internet access.
16 January 2007

De Dietrich, the kitchen appliance brand, has launched a new heavyweight consumer press campaign with increased expenditure for 2007.
16 January 2007

The Christmas spending bonanza was delayed, with a boost in consumer spending after Christmas, as buyers waited to get a bargain, according to figures from GfK.
15 January 2007

LOCAL councils warned that TVs could become the new fridge mountains because they will not have enough money to deal with them when the electrical waste WEEE directive comes into force this summer.
15 January 2007

AROUND £600 million is being put aside to help older and disabled people with the switch to digital TV.
15 January 2007

CHRISTMAS turned out to be not as bad as some predicted but early signs of a boom in electricals certainly proved to be premature.

15 January 2007

Self-sufficient power brand Freeplay has introduced a new hand-held Freecharge wind-up charger in the UK, which will allow users to charge up a variety of portable devices, including a mobile phone, PDA, MP3 player and an electric shaver.
11 January 2007

Electrical retailers should capitalise on the imminent explosion of wi-fi enabled, portable consumer electronics devices, according to leading wi-fi provider, The Cloud.
11 January 2007

Following much speculation, LG has finally unveiled its Super Multi Blue Player, the BH100, which can play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs.
10 January 2007

Samsung launched its second-generation Blu-ray player at CES - the BD-P1200.
10 January 2007

Meridian used CES to debut a revolutionary iPod video dock that converts low-resolution
content to full-spec HD, allowing the user to watch high-quality iPod video footage on a TV.
10 January 2007

Sharp unveiled the world’s biggest LCD TV to date at CES – a whopping 108 inches.
08 January 2007

07 January 2007

Philips has unveiled a diamond-encrusted Ambilight FlatTV to celebrate one million sales of Ambilight FlatTVs.
07 January 2007

Independent retailer H Plumb & Son has gone into administration with the loss of 76 jobs.
05 January 2007

Distributor Lawton has launched a new trade website that offers retailers to chance to order from its extensive catalogue of accessory products.
05 January 2007

Compliments are coming in to Sovereign Appliance Marketing for its user-friendly website – especially the easy way that consumers can pinpoint their nearest retail stockist.
05 January 2007

The first DVD player to play both rival high definition DVD formats has been announced by LG.
04 January 2007

LG has extended its agreement with NYK Logistics (UK) to incorporate a home delivery service.
04 January 2007

Sims Recycling Solutions, a division of Sims Group, the metals and electronic equipment recycler, has announced that it is extending its infrastructure and installing new processing capacity at its Newport, South Wales plant.
04 January 2007

Premium American refrigeration appliance specialist, Amana, has launched a new website.
04 January 2007

LG will exhibit its Full HDTVs with game trailer movies in cooperation with SEGA Enterprises (SEGA) during 2007 International CES, which will be held in Las Vegas, 8-11 January.
02 January 2007

BrightHouse, the national retail chain specialising in the sale of home electronic and domestic appliances, household furniture and related products, primarily on a ‘rent to own’ affordable weekly payment basis, has turned in strong double digit growth in the run up to Christmas.
02 January 2007