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Apple Store creator failing to remake his retail magic at JCPenney

By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 3, 2013 04:06 pm + 108 comments

In late 2011, JCPenney hired away Apple retail chief Ron Johnson to serve as CEO and reinvigorate Continue reading…
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E-bleeder: is Nook on its deathbed?

By Carl Franzen on April 1, 2013 09:00 am + 114 comments

The ending has yet to be written for Barnes & Noble's Nook story, which began with the surprise Continue reading…
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Surface Pro to launch in China on April 2nd, first market outside US and Canada

By Tom Warren on March 28, 2013 06:53 am + 20 comments

Microsoft is gearing up to extend its Surface Pro availability in the coming weeks. The first market Continue reading…
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Walmart to trial Amazon-style lockers for web purchases this summer

By Dan Seifert on March 26, 2013 04:05 pm + 13 comments

Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is taking a page from the largest online retailer Amazon, as Continue reading…
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Australian store charges customers a $5 'just looking' fee in bid to stop showrooming

By Aaron Souppouris on March 26, 2013 10:49 am + 177 comments

A speciality food store in Brisbane, Australia is charging visitors a $5 AUD (roughly $5.25) in an Continue reading…
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Walmart's smartphone checkout program triples in size

By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 20, 2013 07:04 pm + 32 comments

Walmart wants you to be your own cashier, and it's using smartphones to make it happen: the company Continue reading…
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Microsoft partners with popular Chinese online store to push Surface and phone sales

By Tom Warren on March 19, 2013 05:34 am + 5 comments

After launching its own Chinese Microsoft Store online in October, the software maker has opted to Continue reading…
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Walgreens is building America's first 'zero energy' superstore

By Aaron Souppouris on March 12, 2013 06:44 am + 50 comments

Pharmaceutical chain Walgreens has started work on what it calls America's first "zero energy" Continue reading…
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Whole Foods will require labels for genetically modified foods by 2018

By Andrew Webster on March 9, 2013 04:53 pm + 91 comments

Grocery chain Whole Foods has announced that in five years time it will require labels for all Continue reading…
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New Bitcoin-only electronics retailer hopes to undercut huge competitors like Amazon and NewEgg

By Nathan Ingraham on March 4, 2013 12:03 pm + 80 comments

Have you amassed a wealth of Bitcoins, perhaps through some lucky winnings in your local Bitcoin Continue reading…