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‘There is No Solace I Can Offer;’ VOXX CEO Announces 14% Cut in Jobs

July 25, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

VOXX letter to employees

In a letter to employees earlier this month, VOXX International Corp. (Nasdaq: VOXX) CEO Pat Lavelle painted a dark picture of the economic environment the company finds itself mired in, noting its significant sales declines and mounting losses. If you were a VOXX employee reading the opening phrases of this letter, I’m pretty certain a feeling of dread would sweep over you – sensing where this communication is heading.

And you would be right, as later in the correspondence, Lavelle reveals a plan to cut “more than 150 employees” along with a series of other steps to cut costs and lower overhead. And these cuts are on top of the job cuts the company has already implemented in 2022, as it tries again to right the ship.

See more on VOXX management’s missive to employees

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Filed Under: Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: layoffs, Pat Lavelle, Voxx International

Monster & CEO Noel Lee Get Beat Again; Award to Beats is ‘Final and Binding’

July 20, 2023 by Ted 8 Comments

A Monster slide extolling the creation of Beats
At CE Week in 2014, Monster takes credit for Beats by Dr. Dre

After Many Years & Many Appeals, This Might Be It

It was eight years ago – all the way back to January 2015 – when I first reported on what looked to be a pretty ugly legal action beginning between Monster, LLC and Beats Electronics, LLC. While the lawsuit filed by Monster took place in January 2015, the actions that led them to that point actually began much earlier than that, all the way back to 2011. And the relationship between the two significant CE brands actually began even further back to 2009, when the two came together to create Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, the wildly popular consumer headphone brand.

But when the relationship ended…it ended badly…

Learn more about this latest loss by Monster, to the benefit of Beats (Apple)

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Filed Under: Law, News, Strategy Tagged With: Beats by Dr. Dre, Dr. Dre, HTC, Jimmy Iovine, litigation, Monster, Noel Lee, Paul Wachter

Josh.ai Pivots to Control

July 19, 2023 by Ted 1 Comment

Screen shot of the Josh App from Josh.ai

OK, let me say upfront, I’m pretty sure the good folks at Josh.ai would take exception to the headline of this post. They might even have some harsh words for me. Most likely, they would argue they’ve always been about control. But in my view, they’ve been all about a subset of control – voice control (as well as AI or artificial intelligence).

This week, however, that all changed.

See how Josh.ai is pivoting to full control

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Products, Technology Tagged With: control system, home automation, Josh Micro, Josh.ai, smart home, voice control

New Audio Research Owner and CEO Seeks to Address Questions

July 13, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Press release from Cora

This evening I received a press release from Valerio Cora, the new owner and Chief Executive Officer of Audio Research that seeks to address some concerns the company is apparently hearing from customers of the high-end, high-performance electronics brand. Interestingly, Cora says that the company will use the dba (doing business as) designation of Audio Research Corporation, while its legal new corporate name registered in Delaware is AR Tube Audio Corporation.

See more on this note from the Audio Research CEO

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Filed Under: Dealers, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: AR Tube Audio Corporation, Audio Research, Valerio Cora

CEDIA Expo Brings Back the Launchpad to Highlight Emerging Tech Companies

July 13, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

CEDIA Expo 2019 where Launchpad is located

Emerald Expositions, owner of the CEDIA Expo taking place this year in Denver from September 6-9, 2023, announced it is bringing back the Launchpad (formerly known as Innovation Alley) to the Expo floor. The Launchpad highlights several new and emerging companies that take advantage of the event to launch new technologies to the industry.

Learn who will be on the CEDIA Expo Launchpad this year

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Filed Under: Brands, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Technology Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, Emerald Expositions

Inflation Drops Big in June; But Don’t Pop the Champagne Cork Just Yet

July 13, 2023 by Ted 2 Comments

Chart shows categories that contribute to inflation

Chalk this up to good economic news! Yesterday, the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading for the year through June shows that inflation continues to moderate, coming in at a reading of just 3% growth. That is well off the reading of 4% through May and much better than economists had anticipated.

But it is not yet time to open the champagne just yet, as we are likely to have another interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) later this month, and perhaps yet another one before the end of 2023 as they try to manhandle inflation down to their 2% target rate.

See more on the direction of inflation

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News Tagged With: consumers, Core CPI, CPI, inflation

Airzone HVAC Control Now Integrates with Lutron for Residential Installations

July 13, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Airzone HVAC control now integrates with Lutron Homeworks

Airzone, a maker of smart HVAC control solutions, announced today that it has launched a new integration with Lutron – a leading brand of lighting and shading solutions supported by many residential integrators. This integration brings precise temperature control and empowers HVAC energy efficiency via Lutron’s Homeworks home automation system.

Learn more about the Airzone integration with Lutron

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Filed Under: News, Products, Technology Tagged With: Airzone, Homeworks, HVAC, Lutron, Lutron Electronics

Voxx Intl 1st Qtr Fiscal ’24 Results Hit Hard; Premium Audio Sales Drop -32%

July 12, 2023 by Ted 6 Comments

Voxx International website

VOXX International Corporation (Voxx) (Nasdaq: VOXX) reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 and the numbers were not pretty. The first quarter is the period ending on May 31, 2023, and overall net sales n the quarter dropped by -13.1%, with a net loss increase of 65%. The hardest hit segment was the company’s Premium Audio Company division – home of brands like Onkyo, Pioneer, Integra, Elite, and more – which saw sales collapse by -32%.

Learn more about Voxx Intl’s rough first quarter of fiscal 2024

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Filed Under: Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: Pat Lavelle, Premium Audio Company, quarterly earnings, Voxx International

Masimo Consumer Partners with Oasys Residential Technology Group

June 29, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Masimo Consumer, part of Masimo Corp (Nasdaq: MASI), announced today that it has formed a partnership with Oasys Residential Technology Group, a buying group of residential technology integrators that is part of the Nationwide Marketing Group. Formerly known as HTSN, the rebranded and rechartered Oasys Residential Technology Group recently held its inaugural launch event in May in Nashville with Strata-gee in attendance.

Learn more about Masimo Consumer at Oasys

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Filed Under: Buying Groups, Integrators, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: Hank Alexander, Kevin Zarow, Masimo Consumer, Oasys

Jan Tulloch Co Acquired by Redwood Marketing

June 29, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Redwood Marketing logo

Redwood Marketing, Inc. continues an ambitious growth strategy by acquiring another Northern California manufacturers sales representative group, the Jan Tulloch Company. Both groups are based in Northern California, and the deal is expected to close by July 1, 2023.

Read more on Redwood Marketing & Jan Tulloch Co

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Filed Under: Dealers, Integrators, News, People, Sales Reps Tagged With: Jan Tulloch, Jan Tulloch Company, Jim Knight, Phil Jackson, Redwood Marketing

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