NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. retailer Sears is bringing back the purchasing system called layaway this year, marking a small comeback for a plan popular during the Great Depression.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Recent data indicate the U.S. consumer, responsible for two-thirds of the U.S. economy, may cut spending sharply through 2009.
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Electronic retail giant Circuit City Inc. said Monday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a federal court in Richmond, Va.
SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- BAE Systems has awarded a follow-on contract to U.S. company TTM Technologies Inc. for additional circuit board technologies used in thermal weapons sights.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Expert Electronics said Monday it would take over failing Icelandic retailer Merlin, which fell victim to Iceland's financial woes.
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Virginia electronics retailer Circuit City Inc. is considering a scale-back plan that would close about 10 percent of its stores, sources said.
ST. LOUIS, July 15 (UPI) -- Sikorsky Aircraft has awarded a follow-on contract to LaBarge Inc. to supply the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter production program with circuit card technologies.
SANTA ANA, Calif., June 25 (UPI) -- British company BAE Systems has contracted TTM Technologies Inc. for circuit boards used in the U.S. military's thermal weapons systems program.
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of counterfeit circuit breakers due to fire hazard.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis., May 5 (UPI) -- Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. is turning land purchases for new stores in the Midwest into development opportunities, company officials said.
CHICAGO, March 19 (UPI) -- British vacuum cleaner maker Dyson Inc. has filed suit in Chicago claiming retailer Linens 'N' Things Inc. has refused to pay a $1.3 million bill.
RICHFIELD, Minn., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Best Buy Co. Inc. says weak consumer spending has forced it to cut its profit and revenue forecasts for fiscal 2008.
RICHFIELD, Minn., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Best Buy Co. planned to offer giveaways and discounts on sought-after items to its best-spending customers, the U.S. and Canadian electronics retailer said.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. space agency scientists have designed and built a circuit chip that can operate for long periods in high temperature environments.
ADDISON, Texas, May 22 (UPI) -- U.S. electronics retailer CompUSA Inc. said Tuesday it would narrow its focus to tech enthusiasts, educated professionals and small and midsize businesses.
