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Bonuses Paid To Managers That Violate “Price Match†Policy, Former Employees Allege. US District Court Rules Class Action Against Best Buy To Proceed (3/21/09) The US District Court, Southern District granted a motion on 3/19/09 for Class Action Certification to allow Plaintiff Thomas Jermyn and…
Recession Pressures: National Retailers Not Honoring Sale or Price Match Policies. What You Can Do To Beat Them. HD GURU Investigative Report
These are tough economic times. Facing lower sales volume and declining revenue, some “big box†electronics retailers are apparently fighting back by not honoring their own pricing policies. After reading a recent report by laptopmag.com that cited Office Depot stores for ordering its sales clerks…
2009 HDTVs Force Deep Price Cuts On 2008s
Do you like to save money? Now is a great time to buy a new HDTV. Due to current economic conditions, vendors and retailers are sitting on huge inventories of 2008s and must move them out to make room for the 2009s. The result? Unprecedented…
Panasonic 2009 Prices Leaked Part II: The Z1 Plasma and More-HD Guru Exclusive
In our last article, HD Guru leaked Panasonic’s pricing for its mid-end 2009 plasmas and all of its LCD flat panels. Below, HD Guru covers the rest of Panasonic’s 2009 HDTVs, including previously unreleased prices on its top of the line models. Z1 Series The…
2009 HDTVs Are Shipping Now-Buy A Closeout Or Wait For the New Model-Panasonic Prices Leaked
Last week, HD Guru was first to provide pricing and availability information on Sony’s 2009 HDTV line. Later today, Sony will officially issue some of the same information to reporters at its product line show. While others publish last week’s news, the HD Guru has…
Plasma Tech Lives:LG Will Continue To Produce Plasma TVs and Panels
Shortly after the HD Guru reported Pioneer’s decision to exit the TV business, a handful of consumer electronics websites have misinterpreted Pioneer’s actions as the death of plasma displays. These stories typically cite skewed statistics or claim companies that never manufactured a single plasma panel…
2009 HDTVs Shipping Now-Buy A Closeout Or Wait For The New Model?
Sony KDL46V5100 Update (Feb. 27, 2009)- Sony has revised its dynamic contrast ratios as follows: S5100 series 30,000:1; W5100, Z5100, XBR9 series 100,000:1 Change comes to the TV industry. In previous years, most manufacturers introduced new sets between July and September. This year, many vendors…
New HDTV Makers Enter The US Market Part II-Read The HD Guru Exclusive Interview With GDT’s Peter Weedfald
General Display Technologies (GDT), the second company daring enough to enter the American market this year, will begin selling HDTVs this spring under the GE brand name. GDT is a joint venture between General Electric and Taiwanese TV maker, Tatung. The HD Guru interviewed Peter…
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