It has become harder for customers to price-shop high-end...

It has become harder for customers to price-shop high-end Panasonic TVs under the company’s 2014 distribution model. Panasonic notified customers by email Friday of a “flash sale” on 4K Ultra HD TVs, good through Saturday, that took $500 off both the 65-inch TC-65AZ800U (to $3,999) and the 58-inch TC-58AX800U (to $3,299). No other e-tailers appeared after our Google search for the models or on the CNET PriceFinder, we found. Panasonic sweetened the sale on its own e-commerce site by tossing in, for free, a 4K upscaling DMP-BDT460 Blu-ray player that was selling for $179 on Best Buy Friday. Best Buy’s Magnolia, meanwhile, which has its own exclusives for Panasonic 2014 TVs, listed only the 65-inch TC-L65WT600 Friday with a minimum advertised price of $3,499, down from $4,999. Best Buy didn’t offer the Blu-ray bundle.