Walmart is looking to MacBooks to drive up its share of consumer electronics spending as Amazon continues to widen its lead in the category. The mega-retailer recently announced that it is now selling the MacBook Air with the M1 chip on its website, with the product...
Mobile eCommerce platform Wish has launched a new trade-in program for old technology. Beginning next month, customers in certain parts of Europe can trade in devices such as smartphones, laptops and tablets in return for cash, the company announced in a Monday (Feb. 26) press release. “Wish Trade-In” is...
Best Buy says cooling consumer demand for appliances helped drive down third-quarter sales. The company’s drop in revenue led it to lower its annual sales forecast Tuesday (Nov. 21), three days before Black Friday ushers in the crucial holiday shopping season. “In the more recent macro environment, consumer...
This week, Apple will unveil new products that include the fifteenth iteration of its iPhone. And as a Bloomberg News report Sunday (Sept. 10) notes, that company will once again try to steer shoppers to costlier models to drive revenue. As the report argues, it’s...
March 22, 2024
Walmart is looking to MacBooks to drive up its share of consumer electronics spending as Amazon continues to widen its lead in the category. The mega-retailer recently announced that it is now selling the MacBook Air with the M1 chip on its website, with the product soon to come to stores, touting the $699 price point. […]
August 15, 2023
Retail sales keep on chugging along. To that end, the data released Tuesday (Aug. 15) by the Commerce Department showed that consumer spending, overall, remained strong against a backdrop where...
April 22, 2019
A good electrical engineer can be hard to find, which can serve as a massive friction for any firm that needs one. And as Freelancer.com CEO and Chairman Matt Barrie told Karen...
August 10, 2018
As the digital economy expands, notions of ownership and loyalty change. The so-called sharing and gig economies enable consumers and workers to use products and take jobs without full commitment....
April 15, 2024
Apple’s reign as the world’s top smartphone maker was short-lived. The iPhone maker supplanted Samsung late last year as the number-one seller of the devices, though Samsung regained the crown during this year’s first quarter, according to a report Sunday (April 14) by IDC. That report shows Apple’s iPhone shipments declining and points to a […]
February 26, 2024
Mobile eCommerce platform Wish has launched a new trade-in program for old technology. Beginning next month, customers in certain parts of Europe can trade in devices such as smartphones, laptops and tablets in return...
November 21, 2023
Best Buy says cooling consumer demand for appliances helped drive down third-quarter sales. The company’s drop in revenue led it to lower its annual sales forecast Tuesday (Nov. 21), three days before Black...
September 10, 2023
This week, Apple will unveil new products that include the fifteenth iteration of its iPhone. And as a Bloomberg News report Sunday (Sept. 10) notes, that company will once again...
