Best Buy rebuilding IT capability it outsourced, starts hiring
E-commerce, mobile computing, tablets and other emerging channels have become so important to Best Buy that the company is rebuilding internal IT resources it outsourced seven years ago.
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FIRST LOOK: Google Wallet let's you tap 'n' spend
Google's smartphone payment app, Google Wallet, has brought the ease of paying for goods with the tap of a phone to America.
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Australian e-commerce is small, strong and ready for growth: analyst
With Forrester Research’s Online Retailing in Australia 2011: Performance and Channels report being released and Online Retailing in Australia 2011: Technology Investment on the horizon, senior analyst, Steven Noble, shared seven key findings during his presentation at the Online Retailer Conference and E-Commerce Expo in Sydney.
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yARN: The inevitable death of consumer DSLRs has officially begun
Last week, Nikon casually kicked a small, DSLR-shaped pebble off a cliff when it announced its Nikon 1 camera. In doing so, one of the major names in consumer cameras has started an avalanche that could potentially wipe the consumer-grade DSLR from the market.
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Apple drubs rivals in satisfaction survey eighth year running
For the eighth year running, Apple again beat rival computer makers that sell Windows PCs in an annual customer satisfaction survey, a researcher said today.
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N.Y. copycats ordered to hand over fake products to Apple
Two stores in Queens, N.Y. have agreed to hand over all counterfeit products to Apple that bear the California company's name or logo, according to court documents.
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PayPal unveils mobile payments for in-store shopping
PayPal has unveiled a mobile payment initiative for shoppers that doesn't require near-field communication (NFC) technology inside smartphones.
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Kogan online store to sell Apple, Samsung, Canon and Nikon
Online retailer Kogan is now selling products from major electronics brands alongside its house brand, in a move that will significantly undercut traditional Australian bricks-and-mortar retailers like JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman and Ted's Cameras, as well as behemoth manufacturer-retailer Apple.
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Ohki buys Stax Electrical
Online retailer, Ohki has entered into a heads of agreement to purchase Sydney-based electrical goods retail outlet, Stax Electrical.
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Report: Large Australian retailers are losing the online battle
Australia’s online retail sector needs to improve its online strategy or risk losing ground to overseas players, according to a new report.
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yARN: Riding the Apple wave
HP, Pioneer, ultrabooks, tablets ... everybody is jumping on the Apple wave ...
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Apple plans to open Hong Kong store later this quarter
Apple plans to open its first retail store in Hong Kong later this quarter, according to a company spokeswoman.
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Window shopping goes high tech with gesture recognition
German researchers have given a new meaning to window shopping. At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute showed a prototype that lets shoppers learn more about what's in a store display window when the store is closed.
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Vita Group profits take a dip
ASX-listed retailer, Vita Group (ASX:VTG), has recorded a 12 per cent dip in net profit to $6.8 million for the 2011 financial year ending June 30.
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Epsilon collaborates with Kellogg
Marketing services firm and subsidiary of Alliance Data Systems Corporation, Epsilon, has partnered with Kellogg Company to help enhance Kellogg’s CRM activities and grow customer engagement.
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