Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 13, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
Nope, it’s not owned by Apple, Google or even Amazon.
Loretta Chao, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 25, 2011 at 9:50 am PT
Chinese authorities in the southwestern city of Kunming have launched a sweeping investigation of electronics stores after media reports said one retail outlet seemed to be copying Apple Inc.’s store format.
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Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 27, 2011 at 5:30 am PT
Drugstore.com and its subsidiary site,
Beauty.com,
has launched stores on Facebook to allow users to share with their friends what they purchased –from collapsible cupcake holders to Anti Monkey Butt Powder (available in the “hard to find” category). The stores, which are found in Facebook’s apps section, were built by Adgregate Markets’ ShopFans platform. The two e-commerce sites, which collectively have 182,000 Facebook fans, eventually kicks consumers out to their homepage to finalize the purchase.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 19, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT
Walt answers readers’ questions on Internet access in hotel rooms, getting more hard-drive space and what to do with duplicate digital photos.
Ina Fried in Mobile on January 19, 2011 at 5:45 am PT
The iPhone and iPad maker saw sales of $2.6 billion for the December quarter, four times the business it was doing there a year earlier. Its four stores in China produce more sales and attract more visitors, on average, than any of the company’s other retail locations.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 18, 2011 at 5:30 am PT
GameStop is expanding from primarily selling games in retail stores found in malls around America to a digital strategy that includes a new mobile component starting today.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 13, 2010 at 6:30 am PT
Shopify, which is powering online storefronts that sell merchandise ranging from stuffed Angry Birds to the latest in protective cases for the iPad, is announcing today that it has raised $7 million in venture capital. Investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital and Felicis Ventures.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 2, 2010 at 12:46 pm PT
EBay has acquired Milo as a way to add physical retail locations into its e-commerce strategy. Milo’s database of products from 50,000 U.S. retail stores, like Best Buy, Sears and Target, will be integrated into the San Jose-based company’s search results to provide local shopping alternatives.
Ina Fried in Mobile on December 1, 2010 at 9:13 am PT
Verizon Wireless announced on Wednesday that it will launch its 4G network on Sunday in 38 markets across the United States.
