Ringing Up Profits


Already the talk of the town, Street Talk plans to roll out an additional 200-plus locations this year. See how Benjamin Smuk and David Ferber are riding the wireless wave of success.
At the start of 2012, there were approximately six billion mobile subscriptions worldwide, 321.7 million in the U.S. alone, according to The International Telecommunication Union. For Street Talk, retailer and wholesaler of mobile accessories, headquartered in Metuchen, NJ, these numbers translate to one simple word: cha-ching! With a demographic that serves ten-year-olds to seniors, sales are adding up faster than texts amongst teens.
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