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Wireless Speaker Pioneer Sonos Files for Public Offering

  • Company faces competition from tech giants, trade war risks
  • Sonos is said to target valuation of up to $3 billion

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Sonos Inc. filed for a U.S. initial public offering as the wireless speaker pioneer gears up to take on increasing competition from Amazon, Google and Apple.

Along with rich rivals, the company warned that an escalation of the trade war between the U.S. and China could significantly damage its business.