Hitachi ends 6-decade run on TVs in shift to 'internet of things'

Japanese electronics maker to sell Sony products via its sales network

Hitachi has sold flat-panel TVs under the Wooo brand, whose market share in Japan came to just over 1% last year.

HISASHI IWATO, Nikkei staff writerSeptember 26, 2018 03:35 JST | Japan

TOKYO -- Hitachi will stop selling televisions under its own brand in Japan this fall and instead offer Sony products through its dealerships, aiming to preserve a vital sales network even as the company beats a retreat amid a shrinking market.

Hitachi ends 6-decade run on TVs in shift to 'internet of things'

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