big box retailer

Apple Nipping at Target’s Heels for Fourth Most-Visited Site on Black Friday

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 28, 2011 at 1:31 pm PT

Amazon, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Target are all obvious candidates for heavy Black Friday traffic online, but right up there with the big-box stores is Apple.

Former Napster CEO’s “Dream” More of a Nightmare When You Really Think About It

John Paczkowski in News on January 6, 2010 at 12:00 pm PT

Best Buy said this morning that it is “streamlining Napster’s executive structure”–corporate parlance for sacking the faltering music service’s leadership, which has had a tough time finding a winning business model in a digital music world dominated by Apple’s iTunes Store. CEO Chris Gorog and President Brad Duea are both leaving Napster, which was acquired by the big-box retailer a little over a year ago.