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Samsung Experience Shops to open in 1,400 Best Buy locations

Samsung Experience Shops to open in 1,400 Best Buy locations
  • Posted April 4, 2013, 10:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Samsung is preparing to open 1,400 mini-stores inside Best Buy locations across the US by the end of the summer as part of their continued effort to crank up the heat against Apple. The stores, known as Samsung Experience Shops,…

New study explores Amazon's impact on brick-and-mortar retailers

New study explores Amazon
  • Posted February 28, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • A recently published report reveals that a number of brick-and-mortar retailers risk falling victim to showrooming, where consumers go to look at items at a local store before placing orders online. According to Placed: Aisle to Amazon, consumers that showroom…

Google retail stores may open this year in U.S.

Google retail stores may open this year in U.S.
  • Posted February 18, 2013, 8:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Citing an "extremely reliable source", 9to5Google reports that the iconic search company intends to launch its own network of brick-and-mortar retail stores across the United States. According to the report, the company hopes to introduce a select number of these…

Microsoft announces plans to open six new retail stores in 2013

Microsoft announces plans to open six new retail stores in 2013
  • Posted December 26, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft is planning to open six new retail stores in 2013 in addition to the 40 or so physical locations already spread across the country. It’s all part of an ongoing plan to transform Microsoft from a software tycoon into…

Target's holiday plans: Amazon price matching, QR codes, free Wi-Fi

Target
  • Posted October 17, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Following Best Buy's lead, Target has announced that it will match the prices of competitors through the holidays. In addition to matching the prices of rival brick-and-mortar chains such as Walmart, Best Buy and Toys R Us, Target's promotion caters to online shoppers who might...

Best Buy stores to match Amazon's prices through the holidays

Best Buy stores to match Amazon
  • Posted October 12, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • As online shopping becomes increasingly popular, it would seem traditional brick and mortar operations anchored down by their expensive store fronts can't truly compete -- or can they? In what seems to be a daring game of commerce chicken, Best…

Microsoft to open 32 new "pop-up" stores before the holidays

Microsoft to open 32 new "pop-up" stores before the holidays
  • Posted September 11, 2012, 9:00 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Industry News
  • Today Microsoft announced its plan to open 32 holiday pop-up stores for consumers who prefer a more tangible shopping experience. These stores are called "pop-up" stores because they are temporary, strategic installments intended to give shoppers more options for purchasing…

Samsung predicts record quarterly profits, to open stores in Canada

Samsung predicts record quarterly profits, to open stores in Canada
  • Posted April 6, 2012, 5:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Samsung has released the latest projected figures for their first financial quarter (January-March), ahead of their April 27 earnings announcement. All told, Samsung estimates their operating profit will be nearly double the previous year at 5.8 trillion won ($5.1 billion)…

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