eBay search went down for a day due to holiday rush
eBay has admitted that the search function on their website stopped working due to massive rush on the service.
The company said in a statement: “The unanticipated technical issue resulted from a surge in live listings as sellers ramp up for the holiday season. eBay currently [...]
Costco Wholesale no longer carrying Coca-Cola products
Costco Wholesale has announced that they have now stopped carrying Coca-Cola branded products in their stores.
The company has decided to take this step because of a pricing dispute with the beverage industry giant.
Costco has declined to provide more information.
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Coca Cola has also not revealed [...]
Apple Store now has Reserve And Pick Up facility
Apple has announced the launch of a new service through their Apple Stores in the US market.
This new service is named Reserve And Pick Up.
Customers can now place an order for an Apple product and pick it up from the Apple Store near their [...]
GameStop to hire 15000 temporary workers during this holiday season
Holiday season is coming up in the US market and retail stores have begun their preparations.
GameStop has announced that they would hire around 15,000 seasonal, part-time workers to help at their retail stores.
The company is hoping that more people would apply for these [...]
First Microsoft Store set to open in Arizona
Microsoft is all set to enter the retail market with their own stores.
The first of these stores would open in Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale, Arizona next week.
The opening of the store is likely to coincide with the launch of Windows 7 operating system.
Microsoft has [...]
Amazon now offering same day delivery in some cities
Trust Amazon to come out with something like this!
The US based retailing giant is now offering same day delivery in some cities in the US market.
This service comes at a price though. But it is good news for people who want to get their [...]
Steve Jobs behind Disney’s new Retail Strategy!
New York Times has reported that Disney is gaining from Steve Jobs and Apple’s retail store team to change the way their retail stores operate.
Steve Jobs is the largest individual share holder in Disney. He is also the CEO of Apple.
The report states that Disney is [...]
Best Buy prepares for the holiday season with more staff hiring
Best Buy has announced that they would hire more people for the upcoming holiday season compared to previous years.
The company said that they need the extra staff to cope-up with the expanding business.
The demise of rival store Circuit City has helped them in [...]
The Loop: Microsoft poaching Apple Store employees!
This is not a big surprise though. Microsoft is set to open their own branded stores just like Apple has their Apple Stores.
Microsoft has borrowed a lot of ideas from the Apple’s theme of chain stores (Guru Bar / Apple Genius).
And The Loop is now reporting that [...]
Microsoft retail stores coming to Arizona and California
Microsoft has announced that the first of their retail stores are going to be opened in Arizona and California.
The company has already leased places in Mission Viejo, Calif. and Scottsdale, Ariz.
Incidentally, the location in California already holds an Apple Store.
Microsoft said that they picked up these [...]
