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RETAILOBSERVER.COM JULY 2017 36 2764 N. Green Valley Pkwy. Suite 508 Henderson, NV 89014-2121 Printed on Recycled Paper 10% Post Consumer Scan for Mobile AN EYE ON THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1970 JANUARY 2016 Vol. 27, Issue 1 100 YEARS OF REAL INNOVATIONS FOR REAL COOKS POOL I SPA I PATIO EXPO 2015 wins big in las vegas! THE RETAIL 2764 N. Green Valley Pkwy. Suite 508 Henderson, NV 89014-2121 Printed on Recycled Paper 10% Post Consumer Scan for Mobile AN EYE ON THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1970 FEBRUARY 2016 Vol. 27, Issue 2 THE RETAIL CREATIVITY & INNOVATION HOMEGROWN & HANDCRAFTED IN ITALY BATH DESIGN WINNERS 2015 2016 RetailObserver The May, 2013 AN EYE ON THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1970 Vol. 24, Issue 5 PRSRT STD U.S. Postage Paid St. Joseph, MI Permit No. 158 Printed on Recycled Paper 10% Post Consumer 2764 N. Green Valley Pkwy. Suite 508 Henderson, NV 89014-2121 DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO 2013 SHATTERS RECORDS & SETS NEW ATTENDANCE MILESTONE NATIONWIDE PRIMETIME! SHOW SOLUTIONS: BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS THE STOREHOUSE OF WORLD VISION HELPS THREE NEW ORLEANS FAMILIES REBUILD RetailObserver The December, 2012 AN EYE ON THE INDUSTRY SINCE 1970 Vol. 23, Issue 12 PRSRT STD U.S. Postage Paid St. Joseph, MI Permit No. 158 Printed on Recycled Paper 10% Post Consumer 2764 N. Green Valley Pkwy. Suite 508 Henderson, NV 89014-2121 IFA 2012 BERLIN—THE HOME OF THE DIGITAL WORLD ADVANCES IN APPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY AT IFA: MESSE BERLIN OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, MOE & ELLE NOT ONLY CREATED SOMETHING TRULY NEEDED IN THE APPLIANCE INDUSTRY — AN INDEPENDENT VOICE FOR THE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SERVICERS, AND RETAILERS - BUT A PUBLICATION WHICH IS TRULY WORLD-CLASS AND CUTTING EDGE. Warren Chaiken Almo Corp President & CEO " " CONGRATS ON YOUR WORK ANNIVERSARY! CHUCK CONTINUES TO BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU BOTH HAVE DONE TO HIS CREATION. RIP CHUCK EDMONDS. Mike Love Appliance Display Consultant/ Semi-retired " " THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROUS EDITORIAL IN RETAIL OBSERVER CONGRATULATING CES FOR 50 YEARS OF INNOVATION. WE SO MUCH APPRECIATE YOU HONORING CES THIS WAY. PLEASE KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK WITH THIS QUALITY PUBLICATION. Gary Shapiro President and CEO Consumer Technology Association " " 5542 Monterey Road, #258, San Jose, CA 95138 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED PRSRT STD US Postage Paid Permit #16 Petaluma CA Printed on Recycled Paper December, 2007 The Monthly News Magazine With Personality Vol.18, Issue 9 The Retail Observer BIS '07 BY MOE LASTFOGEL Long Beach, ca, november 15-16, 2007— The Southern california chapter of the BIa com- bined with electrolux and a host of approximately 400 other vendors came together to create a show small enough to see in a day, yet large enough to keep your interest. The show was set at the Long Beach convention center in Southern california, located near the grounds that once hosted the Long Beach Pike amusement park. Many of the booths at this show took on a casual, almost club-like setting, with big couches and plasma TVs giving the space a relaxing home like atmosphere. Kegs of beer didn't hurt either in enticing the builders into the booths, helping to put these potential buyers at ease to dis- cuss the needs of the builder in the upcoming year and how to fulfill those needs in this ever changing housing market. The green Movement was a focal point at this growing event. a 6000 square foot area named the "Technology-green Pavilion" was opened for the first time, featuring 42 tech companies highlighting their products to the show attendees, while another 48 showed their "green" in their own booths on the regular show floor. | continued on page | Lee Boucher Retires From Second Career Lee—Thanks for 17 years of service and friend- ship to the entire appliance industry. Your editorials and smile will be greatly missed. (See page 42 for Lee's final editorial.) Long-time friends Chuck Edmonds and Lee Boucher NEWS FLASH RO_DEC07.indd 1 12/5/07 9:36:06 AM Welcome to PCBC-2007 By Lee Boucher The annual Pacific Coast Builder's Convention was held on May 29-June 1, 2007 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Stephen E. Doyle, Chairman PCBC 2007 and Presi- dent of Brookfield San Diego Builders, Inc. welcomed the many who make the PCBC an annual event and those who were newcomers. He invited us to re- explore… "With seven hundred of the industry's leading manufacturers and suppliers spanning all three halls of Moscone Center, you will discover a vast array of inventive products and services that inspire ideas for today's changing market—all within the walls of Moscone North, South and West". | continued on page | Czyz's Appliance Czyz's APPliAnCe hAs All the Big Box stores And regionAl indePendents Within A 2-mile rAdius of its reno store, And more Coming. By Lee Boucher Tom Czyz graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Finance. After graduating he worked trading options at the Pacific Stock Exchange for five years. After the stock market closed at 1:00 pm, Tom would head off to build homes, his second passion. Tom's yearn- ing to be back in his home town of Incline Village, Nevada (Lake Tahoe), proved to be more than his passion for trading or building. With previous experience in the appliance and | continued on page | 5542 Monterey road, #258, San Jose, cA 95138 ADDreSS SerVIce reQueSTeD PRSRT STD us Postage Paid Permit #16 Petaluma CA Front: Tom czyz holding Blaise czyz, Tammi czyz, cheri Walker Back: Ian roberts and cory West Printed on Recycled Paper July 2007 The Monthly News Magazine With Personality Vol.18, Issue 4 The Retail Observer Printed on Recycled Paper 5542 Monterey Road, #258, San Jose, CA 95138 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED RetailObserver The April, 2008 The Monthly News Magazine with Personality Vol.19, Issue 4 2008 KItchen And BAth Industry show — AppliAnce Booth Guide And the news of the industry welcome to the PRSRT STD US Postage Paid St. Joseph, MI Permit No. 335 Printed on Recycled Paper 5542 Monterey Road, #258, San Jose, CA 95138 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED RetailObserver The October, 2008 The Monthly News Magazine with Personality Vol.19, Issue 10 PRSRT STD US Postage Paid St. Joseph, MI Permit No. 158 IFA 2008 EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS MASSIVE SUCCESS FOR THE INDUSTRY, DEALERS AND VISITORS SEE INSIDE—PAGE 4 5542 Monterey Road, #258, San Jose, CA 95138 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED PRSRT STD US Postage Paid Permit #16 Petaluma CA Printed on Recycled Paper January, 2008 The Monthly News Magazine With Personality Vol.19, Issue 1 The Retail Observer OK, OK… I know you all want to hear about what hap- pened in Vegas. It's been all over the news. I had friends call to ask if I had seen this or that gadget they had just seen on C/Net. Technology is marking time so fast these days; it's hard to keep up with it all. Our TVs are getting bigger, our phones are getting smaller and technology is running amuck. We all know by now that the new televisions are so big that they take up the entire length of the delivery trucks and to get them delivered inside your customer's home, you have to practically open up a wall to get them inside. And where would we be without our cell phones? The Bluetooth ® market is exploding with new phones, | continued on page | By Moe Lastfogel RO_JAN08.indd 1 1/14/08 10:57:03 AM

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