A few major retailers want to get a jump on Cyber Monday by launching their online sales over the Thanksgiving weekend. Both WalMart.com and Sears.com are trying to take the Monday out of Cyber Monday,the marketing name given to the first ...
Tags: cyber Monday, cyber Weekend, Walmart
New Consumer Analytics research from Parks Associates indicates U.S. consumers plan to spend over 33 percent more on CE devices this holiday season compared to last year, with the total amount increasing from $793 per household in 2011 to ...
Tags: Market Research, CE Devices, tablet shoppers, Consumer Electronics
An effort by three U.S. senators to add an Internet sales tax amendment to a military spending bill has failed, at least for now. Last week, Senators Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, Mike Enzi, a Wyoming Republican, and Lamar Alexander, ...
Tags: U.S.senators, nternet sales tax, spending bill, bill falls short
Skype has entered a partnership with wireless provider Wicoms to offer public Wi-Fi networks to businesses. The offering is aimed at retail outlets and owners of public spaces, like hotels or cafes, who can sign up to the service and then ...
Apple's cryptic invitation on Tuesday to an event set for next week triggered another surge in trade-in activity by consumers wanting to unload older iPhones in time to buy the new model. Some trade-in companies registered spikes ...
Tags: Apple, Iphone 5, USA, trade-in activity, smartphones
Used iPhone values dropped as much as 8% at several trade-in firms after Apple announced the new iPhone 5 and cut prices for two older models yesterday. In the last week, the price quoted by NextWorth for a used 16GB iPhone 4S fell by 8%, ...
Tags: mobile carrier, Apple, iPhone 5, LTE data networks
I did something online the other day that I don’t often do. But heck, if you’re honest, you’ve probably done it too. I bought a Christmas gift on Amazon. After all, it ‘tis the season for online shopping. My real ...
Tags: Amazon, online shopping, online retailer, Supply chain
Apple's cryptic invitation on Tuesday to an event set for next week triggered another surge in trade-in activity by consumers wanting to unload older iPhones in time to buy the new model. Some trade-in companies registered spikes on ...
Tags: Apple, iphone 5, iphone 5 launch, iPhone4S, iPhone5 invite, iPhone5 release
Although Apple on Tuesday unveiled redesigned iMac desktop computers,it has none to sell,nor is it taking pre-orders for the slimmer,higher-priced all-in-one. At the same time,Apple pulled the previous generation of iMacs from its ...
Tags: Apple, imac, Online Store, iPad Mini
AOL-owned Engadget.com is one of the most-read technology sites on the internet. People paid attention this week when its former editorial director penned a column recounting his dismal shopping experience at two bike shops on Black Friday ...
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Computerworld-Tablet trade-in queries plummeted by 45%when Apple introduced its new iPad Mini,hinting that the smaller Apple device is not significantly cannibalizing sales of the larger tablet,an electronics recycling firm said today. ...
Tags: iPad Mini, Tablet trade, brick-and-mortar, retailers
CIO-The smell of the perfume,the drape of the fabric,the grain of the leather--these sensory experiences are about the only advantage that brick-and-mortar retailers have over online stores when trying to sell merchandise. Unfortunately ...
Tags: Omnichannel, Online Shopping, Offline Shopping, smartphone