In yet further indication of industry consolidation, Tampa, FL-based Dow Electronics announced this week that it would acquire Shifting Sands Stereo Distributing, Inc. of Dania, FL. Shifting Sands (SSSD) is a well-known custom electronics-oriented distributor that was also one of the founding members of the Digital Delivery Group – a national distributor group.
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After Just Six Months, DDG Loses Latest Executive Director
*BREAKING NEWS*
Strata-gee.com has learned that the Digital Delivery Group once again finds itself without an executive director – only six months after naming Daniel Kippycash as Executive Director at the end of December 2012. The group remains embroiled in turmoil as it was in the midst of a major change of direction and a membership recruitment drive to replace several members who had departed the group for newcomer Catalyst AV. After having been briefed on the group’s progress in late March, we recently contacted the organization for a new update and learned of the executive director’s departure.
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Let’s Collaborate! 3M Launches 60-Point Multi-Touch Display
3M Touch Systems, Inc. announced today a new 46-inch 3M Multi-Touch Display C4667PW – a high-performance multi-touch display with the ability to track up to 60 simultaneous touch points. Designed with multi-user environments in mind, 3M says the C4667PW is optimal for collaborative environments where two or more people need to work both independently and as a group.
See more on this remarkable product which just might have huge market potential… [Read more…] about Let’s Collaborate! 3M Launches 60-Point Multi-Touch Display
AudioXperts Goes Global
AudioXperts, a new luxury audio brand with a wide range of distinctly unique consumer solutions, announced today a major expansion in its global reach through a series of partnerships with international distributors in key markets around the world. These distributors will open new markets for the brand in a strategy that will offer their unique products to a whole new global audience – and at the same time, help scale the company’s business for greater efficiency.
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WAVE Continues National Expansion with New Full Service Florida Location
WAVE Electronics (WAVE) announced this week that it has opened a new full service warehouse location in Dania Beach, FL, which is located in the more populous southern part of the state – just north of Miami between Hollywood and Ft. Lauderdale. Part of WAVE’s continuing national roll-out, just one month ago the company opened a new full service warehouse in New Jersey. This new Florida location brings their total to 10 locations.
Learn more about the success strategy for this rapidly growing CE distributor… [Read more…] about WAVE Continues National Expansion with New Full Service Florida Location
DDG: Launchpad’s Almost Complete – Takeoff is Imminent
DDG Executive Director
In late December 2012, just days before the January Consumer Electronics Show, there was a relatively significant shift in alliances in the world of national distributor groups that we reported on. First we learned of the creation of a new group, CatalystAV – a group whose announcement contained the names of four members of the existing Digital Delivery Group (DDG) group. We also learned that DDG, in addition to losing some key members, had also parted ways with existing Executive Director Dave Kaplan and hired Daniel Kippycash of The DaVinci Group as his replacement.
Now 90-days later, Kippycash updates us on the group’s progress… [Read more…] about DDG: Launchpad’s Almost Complete – Takeoff is Imminent
Tech Data Must Restate Financials for Last Three Years
BREAKING NEWS
Clearwater, FL-Based Tech Data Corp. said today that it will restate some of its financial results for the period of time covering the fiscal years of 2011, 2012, and 2013. According to the company, it has discovered “improprieties” with how its U.K. subsidiary reflected vendor accounting.
See more on this surprising announcement…find out how big the impact will be… [Read more…] about Tech Data Must Restate Financials for Last Three Years
Catalyst AV Adds IC Realtime Security to Vendor List
Catalyst AV, the newest national distributor group, announced yesterday that it has added IC Realtime Security to their vendor line-up. Catalyst AV is made up of eleven regionally based rep/distribution companies. The group launched officially at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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IC Realtime to Become ProSource Vendor at Upcoming HES Summit
ProSource, which bills itself as the country’s largest specialty and consumer-electronics merchandising group, announced today that IC Realtime would become a vendor for the organization at their upcoming HES Summit taking place February 17-20, 2013 at the Orlando Marriott World Center.
See more on this new vendor for the group here… [Read more…] about IC Realtime to Become ProSource Vendor at Upcoming HES Summit
DDG Scrambles to Rebuild in Wake of Member Defections
The world of national distributor groups often resembles the ever-shifting sands of the desert – members change, vendors change, and its relative market position often changes. So it is a radically changed world in which the Digital Delivery Group (DDG) finds itself in the wake of last week’s announcement of the formation of a new national distributor group – Catalyst AV – an announcement that prominently featured the names of four DDG distributors who apparently defected to the new competitor.
