Comments on: Surprising Top Selling Decks in Q3

By: Henry Sudit

Henry Sudit — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:56:49 +0000

I agree with Matt. I have seen very little amount of Kenwood. I have my doubts about the accuracy of this “data” and I question its source

By: Amy Gilroy

Amy Gilroy — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:52:58 +0000

In reply to Jamison Thomas. Hi Jamison and other CEoutlook readers. This is NPD data. Not every retailer and certainly not every specialist reports their sales to NPD. Most likely you don't, as an example. So NPD data is not the gospel, it is just an indicator. The data is for July-September and the data is relative. So if Pioneer and Alpine are also short on product, Kenwood selling even hundreds more would put it towards the top.

By: Jamison Thomas

Jamison Thomas — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:37:26 +0000

I haven’t seen Kenwood Product since 1rst Qt. Where is the info coming from?

By: Matthew Overpeck

Matthew Overpeck — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 23:06:57 +0000

You can bet the data is incorrupt, and it’s no accident that the larger volume accounts get better treatment — which despite being frustrating, should not come as any genuine surprise. So it’s probably a good time to consider who is ‘supporting’ specialty retailers needs, and who is not. You can vote with your purchases and good idea to align your other category needs with brands that actually care about your business.

By: Justen Stack

Justen Stack — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:29:04 +0000

In reply to JLsounds. Hear, hear! Are these true numbers?

By: CavemanTech

CavemanTech — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:28:48 +0000

In reply to JLsounds. Same.

By: JLsounds

JLsounds — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:01:40 +0000

I’d love to know where dealers got the Kenwoods to sell in Q3 listed. I haven’t seen those SKU’s since spring.