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By: Alan Wolf |

Retailers Trying Some Online Alternatives

A number of experiments are currently underway by big-box chains to leverage their real estate and ally with Internet companies to better compete with e-tailers.

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By: Doug Olenick |

Social Media Rescues Retailer

No Facebook did not rescue my neighbor’s cat from a tree nor did Twitter pull a child from a burning home, but the two websites managed to turn a potentially

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By: Doug Olenick |

Apple Could Solve The Cypriot Banking Problem

Economist/pundit Charles Krauthammer has come up with an interesting proposal that would solve the Cypriot banking scandal and open Apple up to new investment

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By: Greg Tarr |

No RIPs For Panasonic Plasma Yet

Excuse us if we don’t panic over a news report out of Japan earlier this week that the industry’s leading champion of plasma TV technology, Panasonic,

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By: Alan Wolf |

Amazon’s Threat Overstated, Survey Shows

While there’s no question that Amazon.com is siphoning off sales from physical stores, retailers’ biggest competitors still remain … other

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By: Greg Tarr |

DirecTV’s Genie Doesn’t Skip Convenience

DirecTV’s latest whole-home DVR system called the Genie has been available and widely advertised for a few months now, but in light of the extensive publicity

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By: Doug Olenick |

If You Give Music Away Free (And Legally), They Will Come

Free is always better, but free and legal is the best.

At least that is what music lovers appear to be thinking. According to The NPD Group, illegal music

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By: Alan Wolf |

Eddie’s Brave New Retail World

Many observers derided Sears chairman and majority shareholder Eddie Lampert’s decision to add CEO to his title last month.

Perhaps addressing

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By: Joseph Palenchar |

How I Learned To Love The Factory Databus

Years ago, the autosound aftermarket rightly feared the arrival of the digital OEM databus and the integration of multiple OEM electronics and electrical systems.

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By: Alan Wolf |

Best Buy Revisited

Pundits who’ve been betting against Best Buy may now be having second thoughts.

Forbes, which helped usher in the competitive sport of Best Buy bashing

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