New York retailing fixture J&R joined PRO Buying Group, filling...
New York retailing fixture J&R joined PRO Buying Group, filling a void left with the liquidation of Sixth Avenue Electronics. J&R joined the group effective Dec. 1 after preliminary discussions that began in the summer, but actually stretched informally back…
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several years, PRO Executive Director David Workman said. J&R is believed to generate more in annual revenue than Sixth Avenue did, though both chains are privately held. “The conversations with the J&R buying organization began a few years ago, but with both Sixth Avenue and Electronics Expo in the New York market, there wasn’t any appetite for us to add another retailer at that time,” said Workman, referring to New York-area group members. For J&R, the move into PRO is the first time it has joined a buying group.