While Apple eventually hopes to see universal support for its take on secure NFC payments, Apple Pay will launch with an impressive, but limited, group of retail partners. So, where will eager Apple Pay users be able to shop this Monday? Here’s the current list.
Many models of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are still in short supply, but instead of manually checking with every iPhone retailer to see if your desired model is in stock, let the service iDeviceChecker do the hard work for you.
Amazon has made good on its intention to raise Prime membership fees for U.S. customers, informing members this morning that fees will increase to $99 per year, a 25 percent increase. Even with the program’s higher price, heavy Amazon users will still find value in its free shipping and video features, but those on the fence may soon jump ship.
Online game retailer Good Old Games (a.k.a. GOG) rolled out a generous new return policy on Monday, promising users full refunds for games that don’t work on specific systems and for accidental purchases.
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Apple announced late Monday that Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts will become the company’s next head of retail operations early next year. She will be the second person hired by the company to replace longtime retail chief Ron Johnson, following John Browett’s ouster in 2012.
Apple’s retail division has long lead the industry but now Apple Retail Stores have hit a new high, according to Asymco’s Horace Dediu. Calculating the company’s first quarter retail revenue and total retail attendance, Mr. Dediu estimates that Apple earned a record $57.60 per visitor during the quarter, up from $51.75 per visitor in the first quarter of 2012. Apple’s 7 percent growth in revenue per visitor gives the company more than twice the performance of the number two retailer,…
It’s clear that retail guru Ron Johnson couldn’t recreate the astounding success he enjoyed at Apple during his 17-month stint at J.C. Penney, but the situation is so dire for the retail chain that it has begun to run an apology commercial acknowledging that the changes instituted by Mr. Johnson were not appreciated by customers. After leaving Apple in late 2011 to assume the position of CEO at J.C. Penney, Mr. Johnson introduced broad changes to the company’s core business model.…