NRF: March retail sales indicate confident, but cautious, consumer

April 12, 2011

According to the National Retail Federation, retail sales in March increased across the board for the ninth straight month. For March, retail industry sales…

Sears Holdings Corp. expands partnership with Creative Channel Services

April 4, 2011

Creative Channel Services (CCS), a retail marketing agency, has announced that it will expand its partnership with Sears Holdings Corp. by providing the…

Best Buy, TiVo, Walgreens affected by weekend hackers

April 3, 2011

According to The Los Angeles Times, Best Buy Co., TiVo Inc. and Walgreen Co. have reported security breaches, joining Kroger Co. and JPMorgan Chase &…

Sony opens new concept store in Los Angeles

March 30, 2011

Sony Electronics has announced the opening of the first newly branded Sony store in the U.S., which offers a new concept, design and customer experience. It…

GlobalShop: Interbrand announces best retail brands of 2011

March 30, 2011

LAS VEGAS — Interbrand, a branding and design consultancy, revealed the findings of its most recent report, “Best Retail Brands 2011,” this week at the…

OfficeMax will carry new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

March 24, 2011

OfficeMax Inc., a major office supplies and services provider, yesterday announced it will offer the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in all of its 1,000 retail…

Apple sues Amazon for use of term 'App store'

March 22, 2011

According to Bloomberg.com, Apple Inc. is suing Amazon.com Inc., claiming the retailer’s use of the term “App Store” is trademark infringement.

Microsoft files patent infringement lawsuits against Barnes & Noble

March 21, 2011

According to the Los Angeles DailyNews.com, Microsoft Corp. has filed patent infringement lawsuits, related to the Android-based Nook e-reader, against Barnes…

Fast Company names its 'Ten most innovative retail companies'

March 15, 2011

FastCompany.com posted its list of the Ten Most Innovative Companies in Retail yesterday, with Groupon topping the list. Reasons for the honor range from…

Target and Best Buy change political giving policies

March 14, 2011

According to WJR.net, Target and Best Buy have amended political spending policies following controversies surrounding the 2010 election campaign.

PeopleAnswers and RadioShack partner to improve hiring process

February 24, 2011

According to BusinessWire.com, PeopleAnswers has announced a software licensing agreement with RadioShack Corp. The agreement will expand RadioShack’s use of…

STORES/BIGresearch survey says consumers investing in small luxuries again

February 22, 2011

New research released by STORES Magazine reports that consumers are slowly starting to enjoy some of the services or items they may have previously sacrificed…

Apple planning a secret retail employee meeting?

February 21, 2011

According to TG Daily.com, it is rumored that Apple will hold meetings with its retail store employees to introduce product changes and additions.

Are Apple Stores eliminating boxed software?

February 7, 2011

Apple's App Store has been an overwhelming success by anybody's standard, recently surpassing the 10 billion download mark. But does that success spell the end…

Apple opening new retail store in Chicago

October 21, 2010

According to MacRumors.com, Apple is set to open its new Lincoln Park retail store in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m.

Best Buy, shopkick unveil new location-based retail app

August 9, 2010

Best Buy Co. Inc., a leading retailer of consumer electronics, and shopkick, the Silicon Valley-based "mobile meets retail" startup, recently unveiled…

Best Buy's video-on-demand service 'coming out soon'

March 3, 2010

Entertainment-starved consumers will soon have another option for their instant gratification fix: According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Best Buy…

Wall + Forms intros compact display for GPS, MP3 products

March 1, 2010

Walls + Forms announced it has introduced an attractive display that enables retailers to showcase the latest in GPS and MP3 technology. This compact display…

Apple stores take to the seas

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

February 18, 2010

Truly, there is no place on earth that couldn't use a genius or two: Celebrity Cruises, which is now an authorized Apple reseller, says it will have the…

Study: Consumers desire better 'touch and feel' shopping experience

February 16, 2010

Three out of four consumers still want to visit a physical retail store when buying a communications product or service, but they are not very satisfied with…