Microsoft Is Closing Its Retail Stores Permanently Due to COVID-19 Microsoft has announced it will close all of its physical store locations. Officially, this is due to COVID-19. The memo announcing the change is long on PR-speak, short on actual information. We are told, for example, that “As we look …
Read More »Xiaomi puts the focus on India with plans to open 100 retail stores
Xiaomi is increasing its office retail presence in China as bids to gain ground stolen by rivals in its homeland, and now it is making that very same push in its second largest market, India. The Chinese company, which is valued at $45 billion, suffered a tough time last year as sales …
Read More »App stores saw record revenue and downloads in Q1 2017
Mobile applications saw a record number of downloads and revenue in the first quarter of the year, according to a new report from app store analytics firm App Annie out this morning. Across both iOS and Android, downloads grew by 15 percent year-over-year to reach nearly 25 billion worldwide – …
Read More »Shopkick’s rewards shopping app expands to grocery stores
Shopkick, a shopping rewards app that’s currently ranked only #1233 on the App Store, is expanding its focus. The company today is launching a new feature called Shopkick Grocery, to move its business into the area of grocery awards. The app will dole out gift cards to consumers who engage with brands’ content, including …
Read More »Sprint stores are now PokéStops and Gyms for Pokémon Go
Pokemon Go truly is everywhere and getting into more facets of our daily lives. As rumored, Niantic is bringing brand partnerships to its augmented reality game, Pokémon Go. And now the software developer has announced that Sprint will have the first sponsored locations in the US, with over 10,500 stores …
Read More »Apple’s iPhone 7 will be super limited in stores and all jet black and Plus models are sold out
Apple has issued a statement tonight that is essentially setting expectations for those who hoped they’d be able to walk into an Apple store on Friday and pick themselves up an iPhone. The statement makes it clear that all iPhones will be in short supply for walk-in customers without a …
Read More »SONOS to sell its speakers in Apple Stores in October
SONOS has today announced that it will partner with Apple to bring its speakers to 486 Apple Stores worldwide (including all 22 Apple Stores in Australia) and online. The deal extends its existing relationship with Apple, with SONOS being Apple Music’s exclusive partner for connected home devices. From October 5, you will be …
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