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Study Group: Consumer Electronics Retailers

Council Members in this Study Group: 676

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

David Workman, Executive Director, PRO Buying GroupDavid Workman

Executive Director
PRO Buying Group
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

David Workman is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of PRO Buying Group, where he has worked since 2006. PRO Buying Group serves to coordinate merchandising, marketing and other business services for a group of independent retailers representing over $2.0 billion in consumer electronics...

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Wal-Mart Laptop Market

July 23, 2009

Wal-Mart's got hot deals on laptops | www.usatoday.com

Wal-Mart hopes to reboot the retail market by turning its attention to selling tech-filled laptops, for the same price, as you would buy pint-sized-tech less laptops. Increasing the discount retailers campaign to this new market segment could start, and accelerate "price wars" dramatically lowering...

Union Ensures Cities Hardship Without NPG

March 18, 2009

Union Says 'No' | www.syracuse.com

Magna for the last 62 days has been trying to prevent the company from shutting it's doors, or at very least prolonging the inevitable. 

Best Buy Tries To Create New Demand...

March 17, 2009

Best Buy following Toys R Us into used games? | www.examiner.com

With the economy down, and cost -cutting a must, Best Buy in an effort to expand business with minimal cost has a plan to once again venture into the used game market.  This plan of buying the used games, a section of the market mostly dominated by Gamestop (GME on the NYSE).

Loss of Credit Rating Adds to a Very Risky Situation for Suppliers

October 13, 2008

David Workman, Executive Director, PRO Buying Group

CREDIT Circuit City Loses Recommendation | www.washingtonpost.com

Vendors will continue to support Circuit until at least the first part of December Companies will watch carefully the weekly trends over the next 45 days Vendors can easily create a "run on the bank" if one or two large suppliers change their terms significantly 

Consumer Confidence Index

June 30, 2008

David Workman, Executive Director, PRO Buying Group

Consumer confidence nears all-time low | money.cnn.com

Some of what we report is a self fulfilling prophecy We are not one number, driving to one result Consumers will be selective in their indulgences

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Consumer Electronics Retailer

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Store Manager
  • Sales Manager
  • Director
  • Owner
  • President
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Marketing Manager

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