Five reasons why Apple is the number one retailer
Retail Digital takes a close look at why Apple has been recognised as the most valuable brand in the world
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HTC and Beats Audio launch Dr Dre Sensation XL handset
The Sensation XL is the second handset to be released since HTC and Beats Audio announced their partnership in August
Google follows Apple with first Chrome Zone store in London
The shop marks Google's first venture into the physical retail world
Apple to axe iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle models?
The industry is alight with rumours that Apple will discontinue its iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle lines to focus on touch-screen models
Waterstone's to launch Amazon Kindle e-reader rival
The high-street bookseller has promised consumers a reader that is 'at least as good, and preferably substantially better' than the Kindle
Apple to open first store in Hong Kong
The store follows a surge in consumer demand for Apple's products in the booming Asian market
Will Steve Jobs' resignation matter to consumers?
Retail Digital reports on reactions to Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO of Apple
Toys R Us to sell Amazon Kindle in US outlets
The world's largest toy retailer will stock Amazon's Kindle and various accessories for the e-reader from July 31
Vodafone collaborates with Facebook on 555 Blue phone
Vodafone 555 Blue is the latest in a series of Facebook Phones Mark Zuckerberg promised earlier this year
Top five must-have Kindle accessories
Retail Digital brings you the coolest accessories for your favourite Amazon e-reader
Motorola launches budget smartphone
Motorola is to release a budget-friendly smartphone this summer
Microsoft to open 75 stores
Microsoft plans to open 75 new stores across the US and abroad to add to its 11 existing retail outlets
Best Buy launches customer magazine
From mid-July, Best Buy will be releasing a customer magazine to promote new products
Samsung sells 3 million Galaxy S II smartphones worldwide
Samsung claims to have sold a Galaxy S II handset every 1.5 seconds over 55 days
T-Mobile and Orange owner Everything Everywhere to open 30 phone stores in the UK
Everything Everywhere will create 150 new jobs when it opens its branded stores under a new format at the end of the year
Ultimate boy's toys: Top 4 gaming chairs Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 fans will love
Retail Digital explores the top four gaming chairs on the market
High-street price wars: Game, HMV and Amazon drop Nintendo 3DS price to £179
UK high-street retailers are slashing the RRP of the Nintendo 3DS by £50 in a bid to prompt sales over East
Tablet computers like iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy seriously damage PC and laptop sales
Analysts predict that tablet market sales will grow more by 2015, reaching £30 billion by 2015
Juniper Research reveals one in five smartphones will feature NFC technology by 2014
Juniper believes the adoption of contactless payment technology will be rapid over the next three years
Apple iPad 2 & Nintendo 3DS: Have they lived up to their hype?
Ever since news first surfaced about the release of Nintendo’s 3DS and the iPad 2, consumers have been counting down the days to their release.
However, when the Nintendo 3DS and Apple’s iPad 2 finally launched last week, how were they received by consumers? Do their sales reflect the initial hype surrounding the gadgets? Retail Digital finds out.
Most popular electronics sold on Black Friday
Consumer electronics like portable MP3 players, video game consoles, accessories, notebooks and tablets have been the most popular ‘shopping items’ for Black Friday. The interim results revealed by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Survey mentions this fact and also points out that less than 5% holidays shoppers purchased 3DTVs.
Tesco helps iPhone users to shop hassle-free
The UK’s first transactional barcode scanner for the iPhone has been launched by Tesco, enabling householders to scan any grocery item and add it to a home delivery order instantly.
Sharp to acquire Recurrent Energy
Sharp has announced its plan to invest $305m (£195m) to acquire US solar project developer Recurrent Energy, as the move is expected to heighten the electronic giant's position as one of the world's leading solar panel producers and would also help the company to appear as a one-stop-shop for photovoltaic (PV) solar technologies.
Topps Tiles places shares to raise £15m
Topp Tiles trades from 321 stores in Britain and Holland, and on Tuesday posted a 45 percent fall in year profit to 16.3 million pounds, a drop that was better than expected, and which the comp
Habitat for sale
Habitat's Swedish owners, the family of Ingvar Kamprad, the billionaire founder of the Ikea chain, have been forced to review the future of the contemporary furniture company over ris
Woolworths to enter $24 billion hardware sector
Under the terms of this agreement, Woolworths and Lowe's will work together to share best practice and create a leading home improvement business in Australia.
Ikea needs to make further job cuts
"We need to reduce our personnel further, especially within manufacturing and logistics.
BrightHouse well placed for growth
The company, which sells household goods to customers who make weekly payments, said earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was 29.4 million pounds in the year to March
Home Retail sees off investor rebellion
A resolution to approve a new executive bonus scheme, which will see some managers paid up to 150 percent of their salaries in cash, was passed.
Carpetright slashes dividend as profit slumps
The group, which trades in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Poland, reported an underlying pretax profit of 17.2 million pounds in the year to May 2.
Home Retail Q1 beats estimates
Total sales at Argos grew by 0.9 percent to 937 million pounds in the 13 weeks ended May 30, with multi-channel sales accounting for 42 percent of total sales.
Home Depot raises earnings guidance
The Atlanta-based company estimated its per-share profit to be flat to down 7 percent with adjusted earnings per share to decline by 20 percent to 26 percent.
Kingfisher profits leap 40 percent
The firm, which also runs market leader Castorama in France, said on Tuesday it made a retail profit of 128 million pounds ($210 million) in the 13 weeks ended May 2, smashing analysts' average foreca
Home Depot quarterly profit rises on cost cuts
The results came the day after rival Lowe's Cos Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings as it saw some strength in outdoor projects during the spring, even though consumers still kept awa
Bed Bath & Beyond Q4 beats Wall Street estimates
Net income declined to $141.4 million, or 55 cents a share, in the three months ended February 28, from $172.9 million, or 66 cents, a year earlier, the Union, Bed Bath & Beyond said in a state
Pier 1 posts quarterly loss
The loss came to $29 million, or 33 cents a share, in the fourth quarter ended on February 28, compared with a year-earlier profit of $14 million, or 16 cents a share.
Costco to close Costco Home Stores
"The current economic slowdown and resulting weakness in the home furnishings business in particular have led us to conclude that the single-format Costco Home concept does not fit into our long-term
Home Depot's Blake takes higher pay in 2008
Blake's total 2008 compensation was about $8.6 million, including salary, bonus, the value of stock and option awards and other compensation, according to a proxy filed by Home Depot with the
Kingfisher to downsize in China
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Wal-Mart launches "Your Zone" home furnishing line
The collection, which includes bedding, rugs, curtains, pillows and bulletin boards, is arriving in its U.S. Walmart discount stores and is now being sold on its website, Walmart.com.
Kingfisher to reward employees with company shares
Speaking at the Retail Week Conference on Wednesday afternoon, Kingfisher Chief Executive Ian Cheshire said the scheme had been rolled out across the UK and France, with other Kin
Kingfisher names new chairman
Jackson has been chairman and Bernard deputy chairman since May 2006. He will retire after the annual shareholders' meeting on June 3
Home Retail sales fall but will meet profit hopes
But the group said on Thursday the trading environment in the year to end-February 2010 would be "extremely challenging."
Staples posts weak profit
Staples continues to see cost savings of up to $300 million over the three-year integration period from the acquisition of Corporate Express, which it bought in July last year.
Home Depot posts loss after charges
The company plans to open fewer new stores and said per-share profit would fall for a third consecutive year in 2009 as the recession and softer U.S. housing market eat into sales.
Lowe's posts sharp drop in profit
The second largest home improvement retailer, whose shares fell 5 percent in premarket trading, said earnings fell 60 percent to $162 million, or 11 cents a share, for the fourth quarter ended January
Kingfisher fourth quarter underlying sales fall
The firm said sales at stores open at least a year dropped a shallower-than-expected 5.9 percent at British market leader B&Q, boosted by promotions, and were down 1 percent at French market leade
Land of Leather prepares for further job cuts
Administrators at Deloitte briefed workers yesterday, February 12, that they had so far failed to find a buyer for its remaining 82 stores, together employing 656 staff.
