SRC07

NARDA and USA Announce
2008 Service & Retail Convention (SRC)
March 30 - April 2
Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas

The 2008 Service and Retail Convention (SRC) will be held
Sunday, March 30 - Wednesday, April 2 at the Flamingo Hotel
in Las Vegas. The SRC is a partnership between the North American
Retail Dealers Association (NARDA) and the United Servicers
Association (USA).

Educational sessions will offer the broadest range of courses
being offered at any industry event and will cover Retail Management,
Service Management, Technical Training and Personal Development skills.
Attendees will take home actionable ideas along with an expanded network
of contacts. A trade show will run in conjunction with event.

You and your team can now take advantage of information from sessions
that you attended, or were unable to attend, by having session content
available electronically. Handouts from many of the sessions are
available here.

2007 Service & Retail Convention (SRC)
Attracts Over 500...
NARDA and USA Announce Plans to Merge

Over 500 independent retailer, service business operators, technicians and educators gathered in Las Vegas to attend the 2007 Service & Retail Convention (SRC) February 25-27. The SRC, a partnership between the Electronics Technicians Association (ETA) , the North American Retail Dealers Association (NARDA) and the United Servicers Association (USA) was formed to provide a unique educational/networking experience and reduce the number of industry events.

"With 51 exhibitors and 86 educational sessions, our 507 attendees received the best and broadest range of education being offered at any industry event," says Dick Glass, President of ETA. "Our goal was to provide the members with actionable ideas and outstanding networking opportunities."

Also during the SRC, The Boards of Directors of the North American Retail Dealers Associations' (NARDA) and the United Servicers Associations' (USA) announced plans to merge the two organizations into one not-for-profit trade association. "The partnership between NARDA and USA created through The Service & Retail Convention (SRC) and numerous other areas of common interest laid the foundation for one cohesive association that can bring greater value to our members and better address challenges and opportunities", said Paul MacDonald, USA's Board President. Industry consolidation is here to stay. We are not only better off as one organization, we are excited about the many potential opportunities ahead", he added. "Under the merger plan USA will become the Service Division of NARDA and assume one of seven board seats on NARDA's newly reorganized Board," said Leon Barbachano,

Chairman of NARDA's Board of Directors. "USA members will bring NARDA additional expertise in the Service arena. USA members are well known for being among the best of the best servicers. The merger further demonstrates NARDA's commitment to the Service segment of the business". NARDA and the USA Service Division will be headquartered in Glenview, Illinois. Officers and directors of the newly combined organization will be announced in the coming weeks after approval by the general memberships and completion of the merger agreement.

SRC leaders are having discussions with numerous other industry associations and franchise groups about partnering at future events. Dates, location and new partners for 2008 SRC will be announced in the near future.

GOLD: Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Direct Energy Enterprises, Service Power, Whirlpool

SILVER: Bosch, Fisher & Paykel, Sub-Zero, Viking, Wolf

BRONZE: AP Wagner, Electrolux, Harp Software Solutions, Mitsubishi Electric Digital Televisions

SUPPORTERS: Appliance Parts Distributors Association ( APDA), General Electric , Heathkit Educational Systems, NEW, Philips, Ryzex, Sharp Electronics

Media Contacts:
Tom Drake, NARDA President & CEO
847.375.4806 or tdrake@narda.com

About the Participating Associations:

Since 1978, the Electronics Technicians Association (ETA) has been dedicated to helping electronics technicians worldwide achieve accreditation, and to excel in their field of electronic equipment service and support. With thousands of members, ETA has more than 500 Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) serving on various certification advisory committees, and more than 700 training facilities with exam/certification administrators. ETA also works with high schools, technical schools, colleges and universities, educators and electronics industry professionals to promote excellence in electronics through certification. Visit ETA's Web site at
www.eta-i.org or call 800-288-3824.

The North American Retail Dealers Association (NARDA) was established in 1943 and is located in Glenview Illinois. NARDA members are independent retailers and servicers of major appliances, consumer electronics and furniture. NARDA members represent more than 3,500 storefronts and account for $11 billion in annual sales. NARDA's mission is to provide the power of knowledge to independent retailers and servicers through progressive education, information and services. Visit NARDA's Web site at www.narda.com or call 800-621-0298.

The United Services Association (USA) is a North American service trade association formed by servicers for servicers in 1992. Its mission and purpose is to develop and provide services and programs intended to assist members in building strong businesses for the purpose of competing successfully in the currently competitive environment. To achieve these goals, USA provides educational programs, financial services, government relations, and management and marketing programs. Visit USA's Web site at www.unitedservicers.com.