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A pared-down, possibly online-only RadioShack may ultimately emerge from the retailer’s latest Chapter 11 reorganization, a far cry from the 7,000-plus locations that once...
The standard Apple hysteria might be ratcheted up by delayed-shipping rumors. “Consumers in Australia are already lining up for the new iPhone even though...
In this controversial think piece, retail industry futurist Doug Stephens extrapolates current industry trends to portend that as Amazon becomes the world’s Sears catalog, and...
Faced with $400 million in debt that comes due next year, and eager to assure vendors of its solvency ahead of the holidays, Toys”R”Us...
This isn’t the first time Apple has caused issues in the dugout. “Washington — For decades, spying on another team has been as much...
Online bedding competitor Casper is taking it to the street, giving independent dealers that depend on mattress margins cause for concern. After opening in-store...
A pre-holiday consumer survey by think tank Fung Global Retail & Technology points to fourth-quarter dominance by Amazon, with 75 percent of respondents expecting to shop...
After closing on its Whole Foods acquisition yesterday, Amazon’s foray into brick-and-mortar no longer seems like the retailer is merely dipping its toe into...
Sony is lowering the price of its upcoming PlayStation VR system by bundling the VR headset and camera attachment to a round $400, down...
The retailer intends to have more than one-third of its stores remodeled by the end of 2019 as part of the $7 billion investment...
Qualcomm said its president, Derek Aberle, who had a major role in dealing with the company’s ongoing legal spat with Apple, decided to leave...
What’s lower than a B? The financial rating of Gibson Brands Inc. The famed guitar maker had its rating lowered to Caa3, nine notches...
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners, which has agreed to acquire Staples for nearly$7 billion, said it plans to separate the chain’s struggling retail business from its...
Sharp is turning up the legal heat in its attempt to regain control of its brand and TV business from Hisense, which licensed both...
Retail analysts at Credit Suisse have identified seven industry “sins” that are contributing to the current retail retrenchment. “Credit Suisse has released a list of “seven...
Five months — and $2 million in post-petition financing — after filing for bankruptcy protection for the second time in as many years, RadioShack...
President Trump took time out from his Charlottesville, Va., controversy yesterday to vilify Amazon via his Twitter account. In a tweet sent out at...
Talk about bad timing: On the eve of the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 — the successor to the flammable Note 7 — the...
A class-action lawsuit that resulted in a $4.7 million judgement against Whirlpool and Sears for making and selling defective washers has been reduced to...
Or at least their market caps. Charts compiled by VisualCapitalist.com show how Amazon dwarfs the combined market value of eight leading publicly traded national...
The gaming retailer, which has struggled from slipping sales, is reversing its trend of shutting its doors on Turkey Day. As retailers put the...
For those who like to keep track, PennLive has compiled an updated list of retail store closings by major chains in 2017 – and it ain’t...
Even after a major chain shuts down it still may leave a few storefront stragglers in its wake. Here’s a list of seven such retailers whose...
The first new RadioShack store to appear post-bankruptcy has opened for business in Baraboo, Wis. The franchised location joins the 425 independently-owned RadioShacks and 70 remaining...
Herein The Street recounts 50 reasons why Sears was so willing to share its crown jewel appliance line with the master disruptor and industry...
In their efforts to match T-Mobile‘s unlimited data plans, Verizon and AT&T are finding their own wireless networks squeezed. According to OpenSignal, which collects...
Beginning Oct. 2, just in time for the holiday season, Amazon will begin forcing any third-party seller that’s not using its fulfillment service to...
The “Amazon Effect” has cost retailers billions in lost revenue and market value over the past decade, leading to thousands of storefront closures. But...
Facebook, perhaps having seen one too many “Terminator” installments, ended an experiment in artificial intelligence when two of its chatbots – Bob and Alice – began...
Blu, the ultra-budget smartphone brand, has been dropped from Amazon’s Prime Exclusive Phones program over findings that its handsets secretly collect owners’ personal data...
Best Buy’s dramatic turnaround, orchestrated by debonair chairman/CEO Hubert Joly, apparently owes much to the teachings of theologian and founding Jesuit Ignatius of Loyola,...
If you thought that chaos in the White House or a legislative agenda adrift would be the top concerns of America’s business leaders, you’d be...
Apple will finally succumb to the siren song of OLED displays with the forthcoming iPhone 8, as supplied by Samsung. But looking further down...
As this story notes — along with just about every other one mentioning Jeff Bezos and his wealth — the Amazon founder is one...
According to the report, Amazon is exploring all avenues: hardware, software and Cloud storage. It’s a logical, if a bit unnerving step, for the...
According to Consumer Watchdog, Amazon’s “straw man” prices are much higher than those found in the marketplace — and are often completely fictional. “As...
LeEco and Vizio called off their merger agreement in the spring, citing “regulatory headwinds” at the time. This in-depth look at LeEco’s money woes...
According to Reuters, the buyer intends to license the brand back to General Wireless, the specially created unit formed by hedge fund Standard General...
Amid the ashes of retail bankruptcies and store closures, Best Buy remains a vital bastion against the digital assault on brick-and-mortar. Here’s how it did...
Some hedge fund managers are shorting the retail industry amid what they think could be a brick-and-mortar meltdown akin to the subprime mess. As...
It wasn’t all that long ago when Amazon was struggling to get a toehold in CE. MarketWatch, with input from our friends at The...
While Apple was expected to discount its Alexa darlings for this year’s Prime Day, the slashing of the flagship Echo by 50 percent still...