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Pioneer CEO expects its flat-panel sales to prevail through economic downturn
engadgethd.com - 11/18/2008
Pioneer CEO expects its flat-panel sales to prevail through economic downturn
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While some boutique outfits are finding it hard to stay afloat during these cash-strapped times, many are faring just fine . At first glance, it's easy to say that Pioneer is certainly not one of those outfits with nothing to fret over, but according to Masao Kawabata, chairman and CEO of ...
twice.com - 11/18/2008
Pioneer CEO Kawabata Looks Upscale - 11/17/2008
— twice.com — Believes This Brand Strategy Antidote To Tough Times By Steve Smith -- TWICE, 11/17/2008 LONG BEACH, CALIF.... Despite the economic gloom, Masao Kawabata, chairman/CEO of Pioneer North America, believes his company's strategy of moving its brand and ... (more) Pioneer CEO Kawabata Looks Upscale - 11/17/2008

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Pioneer CEO says flat-panel biz to be O.K. through touch times
CrunchGear — ... According to Masao Kawabata, Pioneer products are recession tough thanks to its mid to high-end niche market of premium products. So while mainstream Best Buy-specialdisplays might be having issues, Kuro displays and such should be fine. I can tell you that as long as Pioneer keeps pumping out extremely high-quality displays like the 60-inch Elite display sitting next to me, the company will be fine. Make the right products and the sales will follow. Twice via EngHD

Pioneer reportedly ending TV production, spinning off DVD business
Engadget — ... will end TV development and production entirely. The DVD business will be spun off into a new venture with Sharp as part of a plan to shed several thousand employees over the next year, including a shutdown of its Shizuoka plant, along with already planned closings in the U.S. and Europe. Honestly, we should have seen things were going badly when it let LaserDisc die, but the worsening economy may have proved to tough for the idea that its Kuro and Elite line of products would not be subject to the ups and downs of the economy. [Via Gearlog, ...

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