Retail

Dixons, UK's fifth 'emergency service', brushes off Brexit scare stories

CEO: 'volatility inevitable' but look at our fiscal '16 financials, we are peerless

Channel29 Jun 2016 | 20

You Acer holes! PC maker leaks payment cards in e-store hack

Lost info includes names, addresses, numbers and security codes

Security17 Jun 2016 | 22

Australia's Dick finally drops off

Vulture South ventures visits troubled tech retailer Dick Smith on its last trading day

On-Prem17 Apr 2016 | 80

Want a job in security? Lock down US military's supermarkets

American officials fear commissaries will fall to hackers

Security08 Apr 2016 | 10

Nearly a million retail jobs will be destroyed by the march of tech, warns trade body

Switch from physical to digital, move to analytical

On-Prem29 Feb 2016 | 88

IBM introduces fleecing-you-as-a-service for retailers

And the price is … whatever the cloud says you'll pay. And maybe more

Software18 Jan 2016 | 23

Forget the drones, Amazon preps its own cargo container ship operation out of China

Wow, beat that, Docker

On-Prem15 Jan 2016 | 16

US House okays making internet tax exemptions permanent

Trade deal includes forever renewal of banning ISP charge

Legal11 Dec 2015 | 53

Many UK ecommerce sites allow ‘password’ for logins – report

As well as ‘abc123’ and ‘123456’, would you believe

Security20 Nov 2015 | 48

Microsoft is about to launch a UK store within a store

WLTM new partner, GSOH, extra storage space desirable

Channel12 Nov 2015 | 17

iOS 9 update set to bork 'hundreds of thousands of EU businesses'

Can’t pair, won’t pair, says iZettle

Security22 Sep 2015 | 54

Embarrassed Amazon admits to actually MAKING MONEY as cloud biz blooms

Investors blindsided by unexpected profit

SaaS23 Jul 2015 | 3

It's official – HP really will get you a Windows 10 PC on July 29 (barely)

Better order early, though

Personal Tech15 Jul 2015 | 11

Apple Watch sales in death dive after mega launch, claims study

That's according to inbox-snooping market researchers

Channel07 Jul 2015 | 42

Buh bye fakers? Amazon tweaks customer product reviews system

Retail giant hopes machine learning will weed out tricksters

Software21 Jun 2015 | 65

Facebook tosses creepy Place Tips beacons at stateside retailers

Bluetooth and location turned on? Then watch out, sucker shopper!

On-Prem09 Jun 2015 | 31

Gasping for an Apple Watch? You'll have to tremble and shake for two more weeks

But seven more countries will soon be able to join the queue

Personal Tech04 Jun 2015 | 6

Microsoft: Here's what you'll cough up for Windows 10 next year

Retail pricing revealed

OSes01 Jun 2015 | 45

'Nokia store? I dunno no Nokia store. This here's a Microsoft Reseller'

Redmondification of Nokia's former retail presence begins

Personal Tech14 May 2015 | 22

Systemax CEO closes 31 retail stores in US as losses widen

Anyone want to buy a globo B2B tech reseller for $385m?

Channel11 Mar 2015 | 6

Amazon tries to patent 3D printers on trucks

Who needs distribution hubs when you can make kit in the delivery van?

Legal25 Feb 2015 | 36

Online retail giant Amazon GOES TITSUP ACROSS EUROPE

Prime vid service AND Fire apps hide under weekend duvet

On-Prem15 Feb 2015 | 37

RadioShack lists 1,800 stores facing the axe across America

You've got questions, we've no longer got any answers

On-Prem10 Feb 2015 | 30

Bankrupt RadioShack to close up to 2,900 stores, share others with Sprint

Carrier to prop up ailing retailer with store-within-store plan

On-Prem06 Feb 2015 | 25

Bankruptcy could see RadioShack close doors for good – report

Penny-priced stock to be delisted from NYSE

On-Prem03 Feb 2015 | 36

Amazon, flush with cash, says it will let you peek inside AWS' pants

Plans to break out numbers for cloud biz for first time this year

SaaS30 Jan 2015 | 1

Spavined RadioShack to file for bankruptcy next month – report

May sell off some retail locations to Sprint

On-Prem16 Jan 2015 | 35

Dixphone's half-year P&L accounts are in. So much RED INK

Restructuring charges wipe out 'barnstorming' UK sales at Frankencorp

Channel17 Dec 2014 | 7

HORRIFIED Amazon retailers fear GOING BUST after 1p pricing cockup

Nightmare before Christmas courtesy of RepricerExpress

Networks14 Dec 2014 | 83

Comet’s might-have-been saviour 'not paying biz debts'

Lewisons Wholesale's Clive Coombes facing 8 CCJs totalling over £125k

Channel20 Nov 2014 |

Remember that internet sales tax? Wasn't that a great idea? It's dead

Boehner takes it out back ... two gunshots heard

Legal12 Nov 2014 | 33

Time to bag a tablet bargain this Chrimbo – Brit stocks are high

It's going to be a slash-tastic, tab-tastic Xmas

Channel04 Nov 2014 | 4

Rise of the machines: Silicon Valley hardware store to deploy ROBOTS for customer service

Human interaction? Nonsense! OSHbot will help you now

Personal Tech28 Oct 2014 | 37

ISPs handbagged: BLOCK knock-off sites, rules beak

Historic trademark victory, but sunset clause applies to future blocks

Legal20 Oct 2014 | 23

Man, that iPhone 6 Plus won't fit in my pocket. Oh, here's a mobe store that'll resize my jeans

Lighten wallets, expand pants. Huzzah!

Personal Tech17 Oct 2014 | 18

Sh** just got real: Amazon to open actual shop in New York City

Ship ... shipping just got real

On-Prem10 Oct 2014 | 12

As bankruptcy looms for RadioShack, we ask its chief financial officer... oh. He's quit

Troubled retailer may not last 'beyond the very near term'

On-Prem15 Sep 2014 | 58

Retailers toast welcome return of Back2School notebook biz

Small snag: nobody's getting rich on latest surge of low-cost lappies

Channel12 Sep 2014 | 12

Amazon earnings narrowly beat bean counter expectations

Mega e-retailer approaches 20 BEEELION in revenue per quarter

Channel24 Apr 2014 | 4

Jeff Bezos reveals Amazon's brutal scale in annual letter

Analysis Bit-flipping retail mogul seems hybrid of Ford and Rockefeller

On-Prem10 Apr 2014 | 16

Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse mull merger

Will Currys owner smear its badness over CW?

Channel24 Feb 2014 | 17

ChewBacca point-of-sale keylogger SLURPS your CREDIT CARD data

Latest nasty blamed for theft of 49,000 punters' details

Security31 Jan 2014 | 15

Apple stores? Samsung says two can play at that game

Samsung stores to launch in seven European markets

Channel29 Jan 2014 | 22

Apple's spamtastic iBeacon retail alerts launch with Frisco FAIL

In-store nagification system to be up and running in time for holiday spending orgy

Software07 Dec 2013 | 44

Ding-dong! Bye bye Sunday lie-in, your Amazon package is HERE

Not rain nor sleet nor snow nor conventional work-week...

On-Prem11 Nov 2013 | 30

CEO of Brit fashion bods Burberry lands Apple job for retail, online sales

Chief of super-pricey corporate tartan fashion stuff to flog super-pricey Apple fashion stuff

On-Prem15 Oct 2013 | 17

Apple wins patent for entrance to retail store

Not 'bricks and mortar', a Chinese glass cylinder

Personal Tech02 Oct 2013 | 50

Tokyo Apple Store staff rescue iPhone-queueing fanbois from typhoon

Half-million evacuated from homes, half-dozen safe in Ginza retail shrine

Personal Tech16 Sep 2013 | 8

Amazon.com trumps other online retailers' sales by HOW much?!

SEC queries Bezos & Co.'s competition, citing dodgy reports to investors

On-Prem30 Aug 2013 | 8

Comet brand yanked from its grave: Tycoon vows to open EIGHTY new stores

Entrepreneur: Don't let your savings waste away in a bank, invest in me!

Channel19 Aug 2013 | 33

Google Chromebooks now in over 6,600 stores

Major, worldwide retail push begins this summer

Personal Tech17 Jun 2013 | 20

Microsoft to open Windows Stores inside 600 Best Buy locations

Product showcases 'must be seen to be believed'

On-Prem13 Jun 2013 | 51

62,000 fewer shops: Welcome to the High Street of 2018

Blighty's retailers are doomed, says Centre for Retail Research

Channel29 May 2013 | 56

Reports: New Xbox could DOOM second-hand games market

Updated The cost of your cloudy new console

Personal Tech24 May 2013 | 219

Fanbois vs fandroids: Punters display 'tribal loyalty'

Buying a new mobe? You'll stick with the same maker - survey

Personal Tech30 Apr 2013 | 71

Motorola minimum-wage sheriffs ride in to SAVE the HIGH STREET

These steenkin' Smart Badges ... do we need them?

On-Prem28 Mar 2013 | 17