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member at the Radio, Electrical and Television Retailers Association (RETRA). The leading trade association for independent electrical retailers and servicing organisations in the UK, employs avoting system to appoint its council members and Tufail received an overwhelming majority vote from anumber of retailers in the south east. Tufail brings morethan adecade of experience


and insider knowledge and represents independ- ent electrical retailers in the East Anglia region. He will ensurethe opinions, concerns and ideas


of local independent electrical retailers areheard, and offer his own insight into the direction the elec- trical retail industry is, and should be, going. Home Cinema Storejoined RETRA in 2002. Beginning in 1999 as ajoint venturebetween brothers Tufail Ahmed, TazHossain and Halal Uddin, the company began trading with no electri- cal retail experience –however,the trio applied invaluable business experience gained from out- side the industry in establishing ahighly successful brand.


OUNDER and Director of Basildon-based audiovisual retailer Home Cinema Store, Tufail Ahmed, has been appointed as acouncil


across two retail stores and asuccessful online store, and is apreferred retailer for Bose, Pioneer, KEF,Sonos and Philips. The storealso stocks products from all the major players including Samsung, Sony and Panasonic. Tufail, who hopes to expand his workforce and


Home Cinema Storenow employs 16 staff


retail outlets by the end of next year,said: “RETRA’s role is hugely important to retailers, man- ufacturers and consumers; it enables open conver- sation between decision-makers in the audiovisual industry and even the smallest retailers around the country. “I’m delighted to be appointed to this role; the


only way Ibelieve you can change things is by being apart of it. Youcan’tsimply sit on the side and shout as no one will hear you.” Tufail’srole will enable him to air his own opinion,


latest range of products, visit www.hcsdirect.co.uk or call Romford01708 744900 Basildon 01268 273396. For further information on RETRA, con- tact 01234 269110.


and that of other retailers from around East Anglia, on avariety of industry topics -fromstock to legis- lation. For further information on Home Cinema Store’s


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