What happens when the world’s largest retailer decides to plant an e-commerce flag in the world’s most populous country? We’re about to find out. Walmart announced this week that it has finalized an agreement with Shanghai’s government to set up an office in the Chinese commercial city that will serve as headquarters for the retailer’s [...]
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Walmart Steps Up E-commerce Presence in China
Posted in Ecommerce, General News / Technology, Retail, tagged Apple, China e-commerce, Gap, Groupon, PayPal, Walmart, walmart and china, Walmart China, Yihaodian on June 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
JC Penney Takes a Bite Out of Apple with New CEO
Posted in General News / Technology, People, Retail, tagged Apple, J.C. Penney, Myron Ullman, Ron Johnson, Target on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ron Johnson’s work in building and expanding Apple’s retail offerings into a global force has been described by some as “iconic.” Apparently, JC Penney feels the same way. The department store chain has tabbed Johnson to be its new CEO, effective November 1. Johnson will take the reigns from current Penney’s CEO Myron Ullman, who [...]
Guest Submission: Apple’s Tracking Uproar
Posted in Guest Articles, tagged Apple, Apple Tracking, consumer privacy, iPad, iPhone, Nokia on May 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Joseph Baker News that iPhones and iPads were secretly tracking users’ information has raised the ire of privacy advocates. However, it should be no surprise that anything with a proximity card could be used to track movement. Researchers have revealed the latest iPhones and iPads are tracking web browsing, map searches and online purchasing. [...]
Google Lands Top Spot in New Harris Survey Gauging Reputation
Posted in Ecommerce, General News / Technology, tagged 12th Annual Harris Interactive U.S. Reputation Quotient survey, Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, Google, Sony on May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Leading a strong showing by both technology and retail companies, Google has ascended to the top spot as the highest-ranked business in the 12th Annual Harris Interactive U.S. Reputation Quotient survey. Holdings company Berkshire Hathaway was previously ranked #1. “We have always believed that if we focus on making the best products for our users [...]
Google Rolls Out iPhone Shopping App
Posted in Ecommerce, General News / Technology, tagged Android, Apple, Google and m-commerce, Google and mobile shopping, Google Shopper, iPhone, smart phone shopping applications on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
After witnessing the overwhelming success and popularity of its Android mobile shopping application, Google this week rolled out an iPhone version of Google Shopper to tap into the roughly six million-plus Americans who use the Apple smart phone. The introduction of the iPhone app comes just about a year after Google made its first major [...]
What’s In Store for Tablet Computers?
Posted in General News / Technology, tagged Apple, Forrester Research, Harris Interactive, iPad, tablet computer sales 2010, tablet computer sales forecasts on January 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s hard to believe that come April, it will be a full year since Apple unleashed the iPad on the world. Since then, the device has mostly lived up to expectations, rolling up impressive sales totals and spurring competitors to launch their own versions of the tablet computer to keep up. While tablet computers [...]
NexTag Brings E-commerce to the iPad
Posted in Ecommerce, General News / Technology, Online Shopping, tagged Amazon Kindle, Apple, m-commerce, mobile commerce, nextag, NexTag Mobile shoping application, Nook e-reader, tablet computers on June 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Suffice to say that Apple’s (AAPL) iPad has, at the very least met, the enormous expectations its build-up created prior to being released on the market earlier in the spring. Current estimates indicate that about 2 million units have already been sold in the United States, with new applications rolling out on what seems like [...]
Amazon’s iPad Application Debuts
Posted in Ecommerce, General News / Technology, Online Shopping, tagged Amazon, Amazon iPad application, Apple, IMDb for iPad, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle for iPad on May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Looking to get in on the action that has resulted from the iPad’s enormous boost in popularity and sales, Amazon (AMZN) has rolled out its highly-anticipated mobile application for the newest toy from Apple (AAPL) with much fanfare. Optimized for the unique visual and tactile experience that the iPad provides, the new app gives users [...]
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