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Audio Video Retailer Division

Retailer/Integrator MembershipThe Audio-Video Retailer(AVR) Division serves as the home within CEA for audio, video, home theater and custom electronics specialty retailers.

CEA's AVR Division provides a voice for retailers selling audio and video products within the trade association and the larger CE industry. Prior to becoming the Audio-Video Retailer Division in August 2010, this retailer member group was known within CEA as PARA. PARA had a rich history of serving the needs of audio-video specialty retailers.

The Audio-Video Retailer Division provides educational programming; helping dealers to maintain competitiveness, enhance their positioning in the marketplace, and improve their financial performance. The AVR Division supports members' desire to grow their business skills through education; and, through the power of association, foster professional relationships with their suppliers in the manufacturing community.

Scope of Participation

Any CE retailer who sells audio, video and home theater products, as well as any company providing custom installation services for these product categories is encouraged to affiliate themselves with the AVR Division and participate in its activities and programming.  In addition, any CEA member with an interest in the audio-video retail channel may participate.

Your participation provides you with the opportunity to have your voice heard, to share information with and get information from other retailers, to provide direction and be a retail leader at the industry level.

Purpose

  • Helping retailers adapt to and thrive in the "New Normal" marketplace.
  • Increasing member access to resources that can be accessed as needed, online 24/7.
  • Creating and offering educational and training opportunities to retailer members.
  • Increasing the sharing of information between dealers and between dealers and vendors.
  • Addressing issues unique to the audio-video channel and retail community.
  • Providing any CEA member with an interest in the audio-video retail channel an opportunity to participate in this open forum.
  • Promoting CEA membership to other retailers.

Mission

Education and Information Sharing for the audio-video dealer community.

Why you should join

  • CEA is not just a manufacturers' association. CEA's retailer membership is growing.
  • CEA is your industry trade association. The AVR Division provides a home within CEA where audio-video electronics retailers' interests are represented and your voice can be heard. Become part of this growing group of retailers; become a CEA member and participate in the AVR Division.
Learn more about the benefits of becoming a CEA member or contact Kerry Moyer 703-907-7694

CEA members can find the most up-to-date information on the Audio-Video Retailer Division on our members only website.

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Contact Membership

Ellen Savage
Sr. Director, Member Relations
703-907-7055
ESavage@CE.org