There was supposed to be a protest at Apple’s monstrous architectural annex in New York’s Grand Central Station today. If you weren’t looking for it, you’d would’ve only seen the usual commuter hell. But the protestors showed up. Four of them. More »
Some people still buy books — and even buy them in paper format. So Barnes & Noble’s decision to block books published by Amazon is fightin’ words! But how much does it matter, and who’s getting hurt? More »
Apple has just appointed John Browett, chief executive of UK electronics retailer Dixons, as its new vice-president of retail. It’s the first external senior-executive appointment by Tim Cook, and will see Browett take over the whole of Apple’s retail strategy. No pressure, John. [Guardian]
If you’re a fan of bricks and mortar electronic retailing, it looks like your shopping choices are about to get a bit more limited. Woolworths (owners of, amongst other things, the Dick Smith Electronics chain) has announced the results of a review into its consumer electronics business. The verdict: Dick Smith Electronics has got to go. More »
When a bunch of fraudsters wanted free iPads, they purchased them, removed the iPad, packed the box with clay and returned it to the store. Cheeky, illegal but ingenious. Only, the stores then sold the clay to unsuspecting customers. More »
It turns out Apple’s questionable rebuild of its 5th Avenue store wasn’t in vain — the company now has the ability to make some pretty daring glass structures. Case in point: this French shop will be almost totally transparent. More »
We’ve just gotten confirmation from JB Hi-Fi that the retailer will no longer be taking pre-orders for, or selling, the 3G version of the PlayStation Vita and is limiting its stock to the Wi-Fi version of the console only. More »
Look at this sneak peek of Apple’s newest monumental store, located in the hall of New York City’s Grand Central station. From this angle, it doesn’t look very special. It’s like someone set up some tables around. More »
The Grand Central Apple store isn’t even open yet and it’s already becoming a massive headache for New York. First was its garish video façade . Now comes word that Apple’s lease on the space is jobbing the city’s transit department out of a bunch of revenue. More »
It’s one of the most popular online t-shirt stores, but just in time for the start of the Christmas shopping rush Threadless is testing a small number of vending machines throughout its hometown of Chicago. More »
