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A rare occurrence: Macs on sale
Between the Lines — November 25th, 2008 A rare occurrence: Macs on sale Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:41 am Categories: General , Apple , Retail Tags: Apple Macintosh , Retail Company , Apple Inc. , Retail , Desktops , Hardware , Sam Diaz If there’s one thing about Apple products that you can pretty much always bank on, it’s that they rarely go on sale. Best Buy launched some pre-Black Friday specials that discounts a whole lineup of Macbooks, iMacs and even the Mac Mini. (Nope, iPods and the iPhone are not on ...

Apple retail stores to match prices
The Apple Core — November 25th, 2008 Apple retail stores to match prices Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 4:53 pm Categories: Apple , Retail , Apple Retail Store , App Store Tags: Apple Macintosh , Retail Company , Apple Inc. , Retail , Desktops , Hardware , Jason D. O'Grady Apple retail stores to match prices In a surprising move for the consumer electronics turned retail heavyweight, Apple has internally announced that retail store employees can match prices of other authorized retailers. The key phrase here ...

Shopping - How do you do it?
Hardware 2.0 — November 30th, 2008 Shopping - How do you do it? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:24 pm Categories: Thoughts Tags: Retail Company , Person , Sales Strategy , Retail , Sales Force Management , Sales , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes According to online retailers Amazon.com and eBay, online sales surged on Black Friday as consumers looked for good deals on Wii games consoles and the iPhone and iPod touch. But what’s your preferred shopping method? How do you like to do your Holiday shopping? Are you the kind of ...

Windows PC users face dwindling retail options
All about Microsoft — January 21st, 2009 Windows PC users face dwindling retail options Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:51 am Categories: Vista , Windows client , Corporate strategy , Channel , OEMs , Systems integrators , Resellers , Windows 7 Tags: PC , Retail Company , Microsoft Corp. , Windows PC , Laptop Computer , Microsoft Windows , Desktops , Retail , Operating Systems , Software I’m not shedding a whole lot of tears for Circuit City — except for one ...

Microsoft to follow Apple with its own family of retail stores
All about Microsoft — February 12th, 2009 Microsoft to follow Apple with its own family of retail stores Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:12 pm Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Windows 7 , Windows Live , Windows Mobile , Windows client Tags: Retail Company , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Retail , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is planning to launch a number of new Microsoft-branded retail stores , according to a company press release issued late in ...

Microsoft to open retail stores. Yeah, good luck with that
Between the Lines — February 12th, 2009 Microsoft to open retail stores. Yeah, good luck with that Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:26 pm Categories: Apple , General , Microsoft , Retail Tags: Retail Company , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Retail , Microsoft Windows , Operating Systems , Software , Sam Diaz Buried in a late-in-the-day press release announcing a new executive, Microsoft revealed plans to open branded retail stores as part of its effort to raise awareness surrounding Windows 7, Windows ...

Microsoft’s retail effort: Here’s some unsolicited advice
Between the Lines — February 13th, 2009 Microsoft’s retail effort: Here’s some unsolicited advice Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:24 am Categories: General , Microsoft Tags: Retail Company , Microsoft Corp. , Product Development , Retail , Product Marketing , Microsoft Windows , Strategy , Research & Development , Business Operations , Marketing Microsoft has launched an effort to open retail stores to “create deeper engagement with consumers and continue to learn firsthand about what they want ...

Microsoft to open retail stores near Apple's this fall
All about Microsoft — July 15th, 2009 Microsoft to open retail stores near Apple's this fall Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:58 am Categories: Advertising , Apple , Channel , Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows client , Worldwide Partner Conference (WWPC) Tags: Retail Company , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Retail , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft is planning to open the first of its planned retail stores next to existing Apple stores this fall. Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s Chief Operating Officer, told partners the ...

'Tis the season for ID fraud: Retailers face $100 billion in losses
Between the Lines — November 9th, 2009 'Tis the season for ID fraud: Retailers face $100 billion in losses Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:03 am Categories: E-commerce , General , Security Tags: Identity Fraud , Retail Company , Fraud , Fraud Loss , Identity Theft , Security , Larry Dignan As retailers enter the key holiday shopping season they’re about to get pummeled by identification fraud losses. LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Javelin Strategy & Research have cooked up a study the looks at how U.S. retail fraud hits merchants. ...

Online retailers, marketing firms scam consumers for $1.4 billion
Between the Lines — November 23rd, 2009 Online retailers, marketing firms scam consumers for $1.4 billion Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 4:18 pm Categories: E-commerce , Government , Marketing , Retail , Security Tags: Consumer , Marketing , Credit Card , Retail Company , U.S. Senate , Marketing Firm , Greg Sandoval , Retail , Andrew Nusca [image] A U.S. government investigation has prompted several well-known online retailers to sever ties with marketing firms after both were accused of working ...

French court fines eBay over injunction; eBay responds
Between the Lines — November 30th, 2009 French court fines eBay over injunction; eBay responds Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:48 am Categories: E-commerce , Legal , eBay Tags: Brand , Retail Company , LVMH Inc. , eBay Inc. , Branding , Retail , Marketing , Sam Diaz A Paris judge today issued a fine of 1.7 million Euros against eBay for allegedly violating a 2008 injunction that forbid the sale of luxury products by LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton). Almost immediately, the online retailer issued a response to the ruling, ...