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Kinect Is Going To Watch How You Browse, Not Just What You Buy

There are endless metrics a store has access to when it comes to when, what and who is buying merchandise. But, surprisingly, there’s not a heck of a lot of data on why a customer decides not to buy something. So Fujitsu is hoping its new Kinect-based research tool provides more insight into how customers browse, and why they may decide against a purchase.


Why Is Amazon Packaging So Dumb?

We’ve all had it happen to us: order a small item from Amazon, only to have it arrive in what seems to be the world’s biggest box. What gives, Bezos?


A Surreal Jaunt Through The Largest Shopping Centre In North America

The West Edmonton Mall is the largest shopping centre in North America, a 465,000sqm-waterslide-and-roller-coaster-filled alternate reality where Albertans can escape brutal winters and mosquito-clouded summers. But in “Waterpark”, the directorial debut of Canadian filmmaker Evan Prosofsky, the shopping centre is cast as a place where placid indoor humans spend their entire lives being entertained.


A Look Inside Afghanistan’s Almost-Apple Store

Fake Apple stores are nothing new. China has a slew of them, all polished and shiny, appearing almost as if they are the genuine article at a glance. Quartz dug up some details on Afghanistan’s (fake) Apple store, and although it’s a bit more frumpy than most, it still gets the job done.


Tokyo Coach Store Has A Pattern Outside That Are Shelves Inside

The new Coach store in Tokyo features shelves that display wallets and purses on the interior and form a louvered facade on the exterior. When the store opens, each of those boxy shelves will hold one single Coach item like a belt or another accessory.


Samsung Is Building A Whopping 1400 Retail Stores In The US

In a bid to compete more directly with Apple, Samsung has announced that in the coming months it will open 1400 Samsung Experience shops within electronics stores around the US.


iPad Price Cuts Mean New Models Can’t Be Far Behind

It’s been a scant six months since the announcement of the iPad Mini and the fairly superfluous iPad 4, but it looks like the new generations might be on the horizon. US retailers have slashed prices on the devices, which is a good a sign as any that new ones are on the way.


Apple’s Weird Refurbished Ebay Store Is Gone

Shoppers looking for the best price on Apple stuff recently may have noticed a mysterious ebay store selling official Apple refurbs for less than Apple itself. Although Apple never confirmed its involvement, it was widely believed that it was behind Refurbished_Outlet, because it sold official Apple refurbs with genuine Applecare. Today, there are no more products for sale through Refurbished_Outlet, and the store page brings you to an FAQ.


Amazon Is Buying Goodreads

Noted online bookstore and retailer Amazon is buying the excellent online books-related social network and information portal Goodreads. Well, that’s a deal that makes a lot of sense.


Big Data Brokers: They Know Everything About You And Sell It To The Highest Bidder

Data companies are scooping up enormous amounts of information about almost everyone. They sell information about whether you’re pregnant or divorced or trying to lose weight, about how rich you are and what kinds of cars you have.


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