stores
Shopic lands $35M to bring its item-scanning ‘smart cart’ tech to more stores
Stores face new challenges in a world forever changed by the pandemic. Amazon and other tech giants are encroaching on their business. But perhaps more urgently, supply chain snarls haven’t gone
Airport retailer OTG will use Amazon’s cashierless technology starting next week
Earlier this week, Amazon announced it will now sell its cashierless technology, dubbed “Just Walk Out,” to other retailers. Today, airport hospitality group OTG, which operates more than
Amazon is now selling its cashierless store technology to other retailers
Amazon on Monday announced it will now offer its cashierless store technology, called “Just Walk Out,” to other retailers. The technology uses a combination of cameras, sensors, computer v
7-Eleven is the next retailer to test cashierless stores
7-Eleven is the latest retailer to test the “cashierless” store concept, following Amazon’s big push into the market with its Amazon Go convenience stores that use technology, instea
Cashierless Amazon Go stores are planning to accept cash
Amazon Go convenience stores will begin to accept cash, according to a report this morning from CNBC, which Amazon confirmed. The retailer didn’t say when cash would be added to existing stores
Microsoft confirms plans for a new flagship store in Regent Street opposite Apple
Shopping may be turning into an increasingly virtual experience, with people buying goods online and through apps, but there is no denying the power of a physical in-store experience -- a lesson Micro
Apple Turns On iBeacons In All Its 254 U.S. Stores For In-Store Notifications And More
Apple will kick off this weekend by launching iBeacons functionality in all of its 254 domestic U.S. stores, according to a new report by the AP. The location-based tech will work with the official iO
Apple’s Retail Strategy Proves That If They Build It, You Will Come (And Spend)
Apple is a unique company in that even if you break down its individual lines of business and view them as distinct from the whole, it can still be regarded as immensely successful in a number of diff
Apple trademarks their retail stores and iDisk icon
Watch out, Joe’s Bait and Tackle, you better not have a big, open glass door with light wooden tables along the middle and light wooden shelves lining the walls on which you will display your wa
UK braces itself for Best Buy invasion this spring
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bestbuyuk.jpg" /><a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/best-buy/">Best Buy</a>'s move to the UK has been known for a little while now, b
RadioShack looking for a buyer, possibly Best Buy
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/radioshack1.jpg" />We could be looking at the end of <a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/radioshack/">RadioShack</a>, boys and girls.
The ultimate tech store: B&H Photo
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/16-12-18-sm.jpg">If you're ever in Manhattan, head over to <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/">B&H on 9th Avenue and 34th Street</
End of an era: Circuit City to close *all* its stores
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ccliquidated.jpg" />We hardly knew you, Circuit City, but word today is that you'll be <a HREF="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/id
Amazon iPhone app: Take photos of items then buy them moments later
Spending your fiat money from the comfort of your iPhone is even easier, now that Amazon has released an application (“App”) for Apple’s little wonder. The mundane functions are as you’
Apple now does price matching at its retail stores
Apple retail stores will now price match any item that can be found more cheaply somewhere else. So, if Amazon is selling, say, the iPod touch for $100, you can walk into your nearest Apple store, pri
Circuit City to announce 155 store closings tomorrow?
Consumerist.com is reporting that Circuit City may be announcing at 8 AM tomorrow morning that it’ll be closing 155 of its stores. This is still a rumor, so take it with a grain of salt, but it woul
Walmart increased HDTV sales during July
Walmart might lack the style and class of other electronic establishments, but the retail uber-giant realized an July increase of entertainment merchandise. This was led by flat-panel TVs along with v
The Apple Store perhaps has leapt over the Selachimorpha
This is a rant. I was in Manhattan today and decided to stop by the Apple store on 5th Avenue, the Cube, as it is called, to pick up a 3G case. It was about 2:30pm, just after lunch. A simple plan: wa
Radio Shack looks to Apple stores for inspirado
Since the launch of Apple’s super-popular iPhone, competing handset manufacturers have been scrambling to produce phones that at least somewhat replicate Cupertino’s device. So it should stand to
Best Buy increases stake in Carphone Warehouse
Looks like Best Buy’s got a pretty massive boner for Carphone Warehouse, as it’s just increased its ownership share from 2.9% to 50%, according to IDG News Service. Best Buy has agreed to