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Bose Shutters Retail Operations

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Bose starts 2020 with the closing down of all retail operations in Europe, N. America, Japan and Australia. The reason? You might have guessed this correctly since it is, as the company puts it, "the dramatic shift to online shopping."

Bose store"Originally, our retail stores gave people a way to experience, test, and talk to us about multi-component, CD and DVD-based home entertainment systems," a statement from the company continues. "At the time, it was a radical idea, but we focused on what our customers needed, and where they needed it-- and we're doing the same thing now."

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Loewe Goes to Skytec

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Around six months ago Loewe shut down following failure to gain further investment. However not all is lost for the famous German luxury TV maker, as it manages to get a new owner with investment firm Skytec.

Loewe TV"We are thrilled to write a new chapter in the success of Loewe and to expand the brand internationally in premium segments for sophisticated consumer electronics. Loewe is the go-to brand for consumers valuing independent style and iconic, timeless design," Skytec says. "We will further develop this approach with luxury designer labels and premium automotive brands. Synergy with history and future is essential. Loewe has successfully reintroduced traditional materials to their products which meld seamlessly with state-of-the-art technology."

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CEDIA Names Young Professional of the Year

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CEDIA announces Michael Sherman, owner/director of Henri, the French CEDIA Member of Excellence company, is the recipient of the 2019 CEDIA Young Professional of the year award.

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The award recognises Sherman as an emerging leader making an impact on the home technology installation industry. It elevates and celebrates the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit of industry professionals under the age of 40.

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The Designflow Outsourced Design Shop

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Designflow shopDesignflow presents the Outsourced Design Shop, a platform for installers wanting to make quick purchases of design services for either entire residential, marine and commercial projects or simply filling the gaps within a design and documentation.

The web shop includes Desingflow outsourced design services individually, as well as Site & Engineers packs. To simplify the buying process, the installers just needs to enter the number of floors in the project to purchase a suitable Site Pack bundle, and buying other bundles involves a similar process.

For instance, the Cinema Site Pack provides all design and documentation required to install a cinema system with one to three rows of seating and options such as with or without fabric walls and acoustic treatments. Meanwhile the Engineers Panel bundle includes a panel layout and schematic for items such a slighting, blinds or control panels.

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Mobile Head Becomes LG CEO

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LG Electronics announces an executive shakeup-- one seeing the promotion of Brian Kwon, head of the Mobile Communications and Home Entertainment wings of the company formerly known as Lucky Goldstar, to CEO.

LG new CEOOther promotions include Park Hyoung-sei as president of the Home Entertainment Company, new Mobile Communications Company president Morris Lee, William Cho in the newly created Chief Strategy Officer position and Chief Financial Officer Bae Doo-yong.

An LG veteran, Kwon has been at Goldstar since 1987. He held a variety of positions, including business planning at LG Wales and head of the monitor division, before promotion to oversee the Home Entertainment Company in 2014. He was born in Busan and received a bachelor's degree from Seoul National University and an MBA from Aalto University, Finland.

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