In the next issue of ERT, I will be writing about a conversation I had with Vance Pflanz, the chairman of the consumer electronics division of the Brand Source Buying group. 

Brand Source is one of the largest buying groups in America with a turnover that exceeds £3 billion. It has 5,000 members.

Mr Pflanz operates a highly successful independent store in Sioux City, Iowa and readers can see the layout of his store by clicking here .

He has been selling 3DTV for the last four years and although he sees opportunities in selling LCD and plasma, Mr Pflanz believes that 3D will become really popular on big screens that match the cinema experience.

I have visited this store in the past and it is a wonderful example of the very best type of independent dealer.

Read my interview with Mr Pflanz in next week's Knightline (April 23 issue of ERT). 

Graham Knight