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Jared Carver named new Converse CEO

Jared Carver named new Converse CEO

Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

26 May 2023

Luxury retail execs bullish about rising revenues

Luxury retail execs bullish about rising revenues

25 May 2023

Retailers brace as Amazon launches in Australia

Retailers brace as Amazon launches in Australia

6 Dec 2017

US stores get creative to battle e-commerce

US stores get creative to battle e-commerce

24 Nov 2017

Report reveals customer aftermarket is afterthought for manufacturers

Report reveals customer aftermarket is afterthought for manufacturers

12 Oct 2017

Ikea buys on-demand help startup TaskRabbit

Ikea buys on-demand help startup TaskRabbit

29 Sep 2017

Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste

Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste

21 Sep 2017

Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy

Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy

19 Sep 2017

Amazon's appetite for disruption

Amazon's appetite for disruption

Sylvain Charlebois 8 Sep 2017

Google and Walmart team up to take on Amazon

Google and Walmart team up to take on Amazon

24 Aug 2017

Change or die: American malls confront Amazon era

Change or die: American malls confront Amazon era

15 Aug 2017

Aldo acquisition of Camuto Group births new footwear giant

Aldo acquisition of Camuto Group births new footwear giant

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Aug 2017

Amazon deal seen as disruptor of grocery business

Amazon deal seen as disruptor of grocery business

19 Jun 2017

Markus Jooste. Image credit: Financial Mail

Africa makes winning case for Steinhoff

Colleen Goko 12 Jun 2017

Steinhoff lifts first-half operating profit by 13%

Steinhoff lifts first-half operating profit by 13%

8 Jun 2017

Amazon opens first brick and mortar New York bookshop

Amazon opens first brick and mortar New York bookshop

26 May 2017

Jonathan Weiss via

Wal-Mart pushing hard to catch Amazon in e-commerce

16 May 2017

Nadeshda Goettmann ©

McDonald's reports higher earnings on strong US, China

28 Apr 2017

Walmart's new cuts will affect employees in the international division, its technology services division and in its Sam's Club business ()

Wal-Mart eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs: source

12 Apr 2017

Amazon's cashierless convenience store opening delayed

Amazon's cashierless convenience store opening delayed

3 Apr 2017

Struggling retailers seek silver bullet in Amazon era

Struggling retailers seek silver bullet in Amazon era

10 Feb 2017

Amazon testing cashier-free retail store

6 Dec 2016

Wal-Mart shares jump as US stocks flat

Wal-Mart shares jump as US stocks flat

23 Aug 2016

Some Kindle book authors to be paid per page read

Some Kindle book authors to be paid per page read

25 Jun 2015

The eight criteria that distinguish B2B markets from B2C markets

The eight criteria that distinguish B2B markets from B2C markets

Priority Metrics Group, via Ashlan Bonnell 28 Mar 2015

Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals

Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals

12 Mar 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey arouses sex toy boom

Fifty Shades of Grey arouses sex toy boom

6 Feb 2015

Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi says prices of the Xbox One without Kinect motion detection will drop to $349 for the festive season in a bid too boost sales as Sony's PS4 to gain market share from gamers. Image:

A $50 price cut for Xbox consoles without Kinect

28 Oct 2014

Apple's Chief Executive Tim Cook says the company sold 10m of its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units in just three days adding that if the company had more stock it would have sold those too. Image: Twitter

More than 10m iPhone 6 units sold last weekend

23 Sep 2014

RadioShack's Joseph Magnacca has warned that RadioShack may face bankruptcy as the company continues to lose money in the face of competition in the mobile and online markets. Image:

RadioShack faces bankruptcy

12 Sep 2014

Bono, frontman for U2 has released an album on iTunes that is free to those users who have an iTunes account. Image:

U2's new album free on iTunes

11 Sep 2014

Apple has been awarded damages of almost $120m in its legal dispute with Samsung – just a fraction of the more than R2bn it claimed in its application to the US District Court for patent infringements. Image:

Apple's bid to stop sales of Samsung products denied

28 Aug 2014

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Retailers brace as Amazon launches in Australia

Retailers brace as Amazon launches in Australia

6 Dec 2017

US stores get creative to battle e-commerce

US stores get creative to battle e-commerce

24 Nov 2017

Report reveals customer aftermarket is afterthought for manufacturers

Report reveals customer aftermarket is afterthought for manufacturers

12 Oct 2017

Ikea buys on-demand help startup TaskRabbit

Ikea buys on-demand help startup TaskRabbit

29 Sep 2017

Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste

Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste

21 Sep 2017

Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy

Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy

19 Sep 2017

Amazon's appetite for disruption

Amazon's appetite for disruption

Sylvain Charlebois 8 Sep 2017

Google and Walmart team up to take on Amazon

Google and Walmart team up to take on Amazon

24 Aug 2017

Change or die: American malls confront Amazon era

Change or die: American malls confront Amazon era

15 Aug 2017

Aldo acquisition of Camuto Group births new footwear giant

Aldo acquisition of Camuto Group births new footwear giant

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Aug 2017

Amazon deal seen as disruptor of grocery business

Amazon deal seen as disruptor of grocery business

19 Jun 2017

Markus Jooste. Image credit: Financial Mail

Africa makes winning case for Steinhoff

Colleen Goko 12 Jun 2017

Steinhoff lifts first-half operating profit by 13%

Steinhoff lifts first-half operating profit by 13%

8 Jun 2017

Amazon opens first brick and mortar New York bookshop

Amazon opens first brick and mortar New York bookshop

26 May 2017

Jonathan Weiss via

Wal-Mart pushing hard to catch Amazon in e-commerce

16 May 2017

Nadeshda Goettmann ©

McDonald's reports higher earnings on strong US, China

28 Apr 2017

Walmart's new cuts will affect employees in the international division, its technology services division and in its Sam's Club business ()

Wal-Mart eliminating hundreds of corporate jobs: source

12 Apr 2017

Amazon's cashierless convenience store opening delayed

Amazon's cashierless convenience store opening delayed

3 Apr 2017

Struggling retailers seek silver bullet in Amazon era

Struggling retailers seek silver bullet in Amazon era

10 Feb 2017

Amazon testing cashier-free retail store

6 Dec 2016

Wal-Mart shares jump as US stocks flat

Wal-Mart shares jump as US stocks flat

23 Aug 2016

Some Kindle book authors to be paid per page read

Some Kindle book authors to be paid per page read

25 Jun 2015

The eight criteria that distinguish B2B markets from B2C markets

The eight criteria that distinguish B2B markets from B2C markets

Priority Metrics Group, via Ashlan Bonnell 28 Mar 2015

Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals

Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals

12 Mar 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey arouses sex toy boom

Fifty Shades of Grey arouses sex toy boom

6 Feb 2015

Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi says prices of the Xbox One without Kinect motion detection will drop to $349 for the festive season in a bid too boost sales as Sony's PS4 to gain market share from gamers. Image:

A $50 price cut for Xbox consoles without Kinect

28 Oct 2014

Apple's Chief Executive Tim Cook says the company sold 10m of its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units in just three days adding that if the company had more stock it would have sold those too. Image: Twitter

More than 10m iPhone 6 units sold last weekend

23 Sep 2014

RadioShack's Joseph Magnacca has warned that RadioShack may face bankruptcy as the company continues to lose money in the face of competition in the mobile and online markets. Image:

RadioShack faces bankruptcy

12 Sep 2014

Bono, frontman for U2 has released an album on iTunes that is free to those users who have an iTunes account. Image:

U2's new album free on iTunes

11 Sep 2014

Apple has been awarded damages of almost $120m in its legal dispute with Samsung – just a fraction of the more than R2bn it claimed in its application to the US District Court for patent infringements. Image:

Apple's bid to stop sales of Samsung products denied

28 Aug 2014

Although thousands of apps are available for iPhone and Android devices most people in the USA use only three or four of their favourites according to research by comScore. Image: [[http://www.reviewbank.net ReviewBank.Net

New apps abound but people stick to a few of their favourites

26 Aug 2014

Retailers have been warned about the Backoff malware threat that is targeting point of sale machines to harvest credit card numbers and passwords. Image:

Backoff: malicious computer software for PoS systems

25 Aug 2014

Google will spend $250m over five years to prevent the illegal sale of medicines in the US from Canadian companies using its AdWords platform. Image:

Google sets $250m aside to stop illegal online pharmacies

11 Aug 2014

IDC's Melissa Chau says inexpensive well-built smartphones with a host of features from Chinese companies are boosting sales for Huawei and Lenovo. Image: YouTube

Smartphones from China sell record numbers

31 Jul 2014

With the click of the 'Buy' button on Facebook, users will immediately be able to buy products directly from the distributors or retailers. Image:

Facebook tests 'buy' button on some pages

21 Jul 2014

Amazon's subscription service takes on other subscription services offering users access to titles in their stores for $9.95. Image:

E-book subscription deal from Amazon

21 Jul 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says the deal with IBM will take iOS 8, the iPad and iPhone directly into the enterprise arena, boosting sales to major companies worldwide. Image: Apple

Apple, IBM to work together building business apps

16 Jul 2014

eBay Markeplaces President Devin Wenig says the tie-up with Sotheby's will allow themed and special online auctions to be held alongside the traditional sales of art and collectibles. Image:

Sotheby's join eBay to offer online sales of art, collectibles

15 Jul 2014

Redefining direct sales to reach Generation C

Redefining direct sales to reach Generation C

Henry Buell 20 Jun 2014

Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 is a combination of a tablet and a serious business computer claims Microsoft's Satya Nadella. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Microsoft's new Surface Pro 3 computer and tablet

22 May 2014