Amazon Earnings Up 41% In Q1
Amazon reported its profits grew 41 percent for the first quarter, in no small part thanks to the global expansion of its retail and...
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Amazon reported its profits grew 41 percent for the first quarter, in no small part thanks to the global expansion of its retail and...
Apple is joining the host of retailers seeking to lure consumers, and keep them there, by offering stepped-up educational sessions. In a similar vein...
While growth of Amazon Prime membership is slowing due to saturation, the e-tailer is winning the loyalty battle as consumers continue to maintain or...
Following a long string of quarterly losses, Sears Holdings expects to report a profit for its fiscal first quarter. In an update of its...
Sometimes it really is hard to see the forest for the trees. As students of CE retail, it’s all too easy to get caught...
Echoing Roy Rogers’ country western classic, Cowboy Maloney’s told its Columbus, Miss., landlord last year, “Don’t fence me in.” And with that the 13-store...
It’s still hard to believe that hhgregg is going away. But if we need any further proof beyond the liquidation sales, there’s the company’s...
Starpower Home Entertainment Systems, Dallas’ luxury A/V, custom-install, major appliance, flooring and home furnishings chain, is quite aptly named. Its newest concept store, which...
Unable to find a buyer by today’s deadline, hhgregg will begin liquidating its assets this weekend and expects to shut its doors for good...
GameStop apparently hit pay dirt with its 2015 acquisition of ThinkGeek, the go-to place for sci-fi-, anime- and comic-book-themed collectibles and clothing. Amid slowing...
Updated! hhgregg’s chief retail officer Sam Johnson has left the company. He becomes the first senior officer to exit the beleaguered chain since it filed for...
Conn’s said its year-long focus on creating a “strong credit platform” for its in-house lending unit is beginning to show results. The effort, which toppled...
hhgregg has lined up liquidators Tiger Capital and Great American to begin going-out-of-business sales if it is unable to find a buyer by Friday....
Target will spend billions of dollars over the next three years to remodel nearly a third of its store base. The effort, announced this...
Updated! Public companies are required by law to list in their quarterly filings all the things that can conceivably go wrong with their businesses....
Starpower Home Entertainment Systems, Dallas’ premium A/V, custom-install and home appliance chain, formally opened its newest concept store last week in the suburb of...
Updated! In another setback for hhgregg, the anonymous bidder that had agreed in principal to buy the beleaguered retailer out of bankruptcy has backed...
Samsung’s new QLED TVs and its latest Ultra HD Blu-ray player hit retail shelves this week, starting with a world premiere event at Los...
Sony has opened its newest interactive exhibit at Sony Square NYC, and it’s meant to appeal to both futurists and nostalgia lovers alike. ...
Two months after their CES debut, Samsung Electronics’ full suite of QLED TVs and A/V add-ons are hitting retail sales floors nationwide. And keeping...
JCPenney has forged a smart-home services partnership with Samsung. The pilot pact is part of a broader effort by Penney to develop a menu...
Breville BOV800CRNXL Smart Oven An 1,800-watt convection toaster oven with Breville’s Element IQ technology determines the most efficient way of cooking based on each...
Most consumers are researching products before stepping foot in a brick-and-mortar store, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) found in its latest report, but the...
Sears Holdings said disciplined cost management and inventory control helped it offset a poor holiday season to deliver diminished fourth-quarter losses. Adjusted EBITDA (earnings...
Mobile commerce will dominate e-commerce for the first time this year, according to a study from eMarketer, with most e-comm purchases coming from a...
Updated!General Wireless Operations (GWO), the company that runs RadioShack’s remaining 1,500 stores, has filed for Chapter 11 protection, plunging the iconic CE retail chain...
Best Buy is teaming with gaming manufacturer Alienware for a new branded vendor shop in 50 of the retailer’s brick-and-mortar locations. The dedicated areas...
Mobile commerce will dominate e-commerce for the first time this year, according to a study from eMarketer, with most e-comm purchases coming from a...
hhgregg is filing for Chapter 11 protection today with plans to restructure. The petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern...
STORIS, a provider of retail software solutions and services, was recently named by NJBIZ as a Best Place to Work in New Jersey for...
This could be the last call for RadioShack. General Wireless Operations, the company that runs the approximately 1,500 remaining RadioShack stores, is reportedly about...
March 7 Update: hhgregg is filing Chapter 11. hhgregg is closing 88 of its 220 stores and exiting four major markets in a retrenchment...
Target will open 30 smaller-format stores this year as part of a $7 billion, three-year capital investment plan. The chain announced the ambitions after...
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has halted trading of hhgregg shares, pending the release of “material news.” The troubled retailer is reportedly preparing...
JCPenney has seen the future of its home business and it is major appliances. One year after reentering the category, the retailer is expanding...
Amazon has invested mightily in its $99/year Prime membership program and a new study by market research firm Field Agent helps explain why. The...
hhgregg is reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy. Unnamed sources familiar with the matter told the local Indianapolis Business Journal that the Chapter 11...
Most consumers are researching products before stepping foot in a brick-and-mortar store, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) found in its latest report, but the...
Sears Holdings has taken another step toward monetizing its portfolio of famed house brands. The retailer has forged a deal with Permasteel, a Pomona,...
CEOs from eight national chains, including Best Buy’s Hubert Joly, Target’s Brian Cornell and JCPenney’s Marv Ellison, met with President Trump yesterday to discuss...
hhgregg may be heading toward a restructuring or sale. According to an 8-K filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), the struggling appliance...
You may recall Walmart’s recent online offer of free two-day shipping. The program, called simply “2-Day Shipping,” applies to more than 2 million popular...