Walmart is changing its store design, and here’s what it looks like
Walmart is rolling out a dramatic redesign for its supercenters and other store locations that closely mimics the look of an airport. The new layout …
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The first ‘Supermarket of the Future’ is now open for business, and it’s crazy
If you thought Amazon Go — the funky corner store concept where there are no checkouts and the store automatically bills you for whatever you …
Amazon just announced Amazon Go, a grocery store with no checkout
Amazon is the web’s largest retailer, but the company has long been planning a move into the brick-and-mortar retail scene as well. Now, the reports that …
Revealed: The best days of the week to shop on your favorite websites
If you’re planning to buy something on Best Buy’s website this week… don’t do it now. Instead, wait until Friday. Rather Be Shopping has taken a look …
Debt ceiling delay may blacken Black Friday
Retailers are already busy as beavers planning their Black Friday promotions for November 28th. But guess what else might arrive on November 28th? Default on the …
iPhone and iPad users account for 92% of mobile purchases, study finds
Users of Apple’s iPhone smartphones and its iPad line of tablets accounted for 92% of all mobile purchases made thus far in December, a recent …
Consumers spent $1.1 billion on Green Monday, up 19% from last year
U.S. consumers spent $1.1 billion on Green Monday, up 19% from the same day last year according to comScore. Green Monday was the third heaviest …
U.S. holiday spending this year approaching $25 billion, comScore says
U.S. consumers have spent close to $25 billion so far this holiday season, up 15% from the same period last year, according to a new …
Top-3 connected devices in U.S. made by Apple, tablet market continues to balloon in Q3
As connected devices continue to proliferate in the United States and around the world, a new study suggests Apple’s iOS products are the three most …
$6 billion in ‘Cyber Week’ sales sets new record
Online spending during the week ending on December 2nd totalled nearly $6 billion according to comScore, setting a new single-week record. The market research firm …
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 among most sought-after Black Friday items [infographic]
What are consumers planning to buy on Black Friday? Computers and tablets, according to data compiled by Mashwork, which gathered data from thousands of Twitter …
Tablets top bargain hunters’ lists this Black Friday
Black Friday is shaping up to be huge for consumers shopping on mobile devices this year, and it looks like consumers shopping for mobile devices will …
Retailers failing shoppers, smartphones could be the answer
You are not alone if you walk into brick and mortar stores to check out a product only to turn around and buy it online …
Many consumers still unwilling to buy electronics online
The advent of online shopping changed the retail industry forever, but many consumers are still not willing to shop for consumer electronics online despite potential …
JP Morgan: Online holiday shopping up 22%
In a note to investors Monday, JP Morgan analyst Imran Khan wrote that online shopping during the holiday season is up 22% so far this …
Google: Mobile searches up 130% year-over-year
There is no denying it, the world is going mobile. People across the globe are turning to internet connected devices and to help them communicate, …
Nintendo boasts of 1.5 million DS, Wii units sold last week
Gaming giant Nintendo recently announced that during Black Friday week, U.S. consumers purchased a combined 1.5 million DS and Wii gaming systems. Holiday shoppers scooped up nearly …
Apple adds iOS Concierge service for Apple Store check-ins [Updated]
Like Foursqure, Apple’s new app update will allow users to perform location based check-ins. Unlike Foursquare, Apple’s new app will actually be useful. The service …
Google Shopper makes its debut in the Android market
Fresh out of Google Labs is yet another application that Google can add to its growing Android library and embed on future phones. This time …
BGR Breaks It Down: How to shop for a new phone
Guest post by a “connect” in the wireless industry. Absolutely dread going to your location wireless provider’s store and having to be social? If it’s one …
Weekend rabble-rousing: Web sales tax bill may end free ride for eBay, others
The Rockefeller Institute, a research group tied to SUNY, said that sales taxes took a 6.1 percent dive in Q4 of 2008 and Q1 of …
Best Buy and Circuit City begin Cyber Monday deals
Black Friday is behind us now, thankfully, but that doesn’t mean the savings are going to stop any time soon. Electronics retail stores are hurting …
Ending tomorrow: Free handsets from T-Mobile
Most of us are pretty happy now that Black Friday is behind us. We get to sit back and relax once again, waiting for the …
Dell scuttles new mp3 players, continues with Zing Software
According to the Wall Street Journal, Dell’s plan to produce a new line of MP3 players around its Zing media software has been delayed indefinitely. …
