Why Best Buy is Going out of Business…Gradually – Forbes

Via Scoop.it – Enterprise Social Media “Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy is doing everything wrong.”   . . . and that quote is mild compared to the article, which really smacks Best Buy for not understanding its own legacy business, let alone its online business. Wow. This article is way harsh. Wonder if they’re reading [...]

Apple’s iPhone, iPad account for 90 percent of mobile purchases

If people are buying through mobile online retail site, they’re most likely doing so on Apple devices, according to a new report this week from retail analysis firm RichRelevance. iPads and iPhones accounted for over 92 percent of online retail sales not originating from a desktop device occurring in December, according to the study. That’s [...]

Google going directly after Apple, as they open their first retail store

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards We could see Google about to head in a completely new direction, as they have just opened their first retail store, in the UK, calling it the ‘Chrome Zone’. It may not be a fully-fledged store yet, as they’re experimenting with a pop-up shop in a PC World outlet, but it [...]