London, 2016-Aug-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple today (August 25, 2016) announced the Apple Music Festival will return to London's legendary Roundhouse this September for a 10th anniversary celebration of live music, curated exclusively by Apple Music for fans around the world.
The full lineup was announced today by Julie Adenuga, the London voice of Beats…
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Hi-Res Listening Station displays expands to more than 250 Magnolia Home Theater locations at Best Buy
Minneapolis, MN, 2016-Aug-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — High-resolution audio is expanding to more than 250 Magnolia Home Theater locations across the nation beginning this week.
Last year, Hi-Res Listening Station displays – developed with Sony Electronics –debuted in 82 Magnolia Design…
SAN JOSE, Calif., 2016-Aug-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sena Technologies, Inc., the global leader in Bluetooth communication devices for motorsport, outdoor and industrial solutions, announced today the release of its new Tufftalk headset, which is engineered with Sena’s almost two decades of industrial wireless Bluetooth expertise.
“Sena Tufftalk is the first fully Bluetooth integrated intercom device…
Minneapolis, MN, 2016-Aug-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — It’s time you went on a smart home tour. Let Best Buy be your guide.
It’s our 50th anniversary, and we’re rolling out the welcome mat to Tech Home at Minnesota’s Mall of America to help celebrate Best Buy’s role of bringing the latest technology to you.
Tech Home is…
New York, NY, 2016-Aug-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, in conjunction with Samsung Electronics America, today introduced the Samsung Galaxy Tab A NOOK, the newest addition to the NOOK by Samsung lineup and the…
Augsburg, Germany, 2016-Aug-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in omni-channel solutions, has developed a completely new concept called the NCR Innovation Experience Room, an experiential “playground” that gives financial institutions the opportunity to build digital literacy among employees and customers, enabling them to seize current megatrends in ways that…
LONDON, 2016-Aug-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — British parents are turning to “tech rewards” to keep their children’s behaviour and school progress on the straight and narrow, according to a new report by Currys PC World.
New research of the nation’s parents has found that a staggering 64 percent admit to purchasing tablets, laptops and mobile phones…
Staples helps parents and students get back to school on budget with lowest prices on technology
FRAMINGHAM, Mass, 2016-Aug-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) is offering the lowest prices on technology this back-to-school season. Top brand laptops as low as $249.99, earbuds as low as $7 and an exclusive bundle deal on the…
Minneapolis, MN, 2016-Aug-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Best Buy is turning 50, and to celebrate, we’re throwing a birthday bash for you, our customers. The party kicks off tonight with a 50-hour sale featuring 50 Black Friday-like deals on the latest technology.
Find great prices on everything from MacBook Pro computers and 4K UHD TVs, to…
Beijing, 2016-Aug-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple today (August 17, 2016) announced a significant commitment by major supplier Lens Technology to run its Apple operations on entirely renewable energy. This unprecedented commitment, combined with zero waste compliance from all final assembly sites, furthers Apple’s efforts to help manufacturers lower their carbon footprint and reduce waste in…
Apple opens its 10th New York City retail store at the World Trade Center
New York, 2016-Aug-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple’s 10th New York City retail store opened this morning in the World Trade Center's bustling transportation hub. Thousands of customers have already visited Apple World Trade Center, which draws inspiration from the surrounding…
SEATTLE, 2016-Aug-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon today (-Aug. 15, 2016) announced an agreement with the University of Illinois at Chicago to open Amazon@UIC, a staffed pickup location in the Student Center East on the UIC campus. The Amazon pickup location offers the UIC campus community a convenient location to pick up and return Amazon orders,…
Etsy sellers in the U.S. and U.K. can now export their Etsy sales and expenses directly into QuickBooks Self-Employed™
Brooklyn, NY, 2016-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Aug 11, 2016) we’re excited to announce that Etsy is partnering with Intuit to offer Etsy sellers in the U.S. and the U.K. access to top-tier accounting software that…
GRAPEVINE, TX, 2016-Aug-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — GameStop, (NYSE: GME) a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, will be rocking the Anaheim Convention Center on September 14 by inviting gaming fans to experience the future of gaming during its annual GameStop Expo. From playing the new Sony…
GRAPEVINE, TX, 2016-Aug-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), today (08/04/16) announced that the company will report earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, August 25, 2016 for its second quarter ended July 30, 2016.
The company will host an investor conference call at 5:00 PM EST on the same day to review…
Tokyo, 2016-Aug-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rakuten, Inc. (TSE: 4755) today announced the launch of “Rakuten Music,” a service offering unlimited streaming of music for a fixed rate through an iOS or Android app.
Rakuten Music was designed and developed as a “one-stop music service” allowing users to listen to and buy music seamlessly. Registered users…
SYDNEY, Australia, 2016-Aug-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation, a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today announced that Coles Supermarkets, one of Australia’s largest supermarket retailers, has chosen to improve customer checkout experiences and operational efficiency by adding NCR RealPOS XR8 as its future POS terminals. Coles plans to upgrade more than 4,000 POS units…
Commercial Bank first bank in Qatar to introduce finger vein authentication technology powered by NCR and 01 Systems’ biometric solution
DOHA, Qatar, 2016-Aug-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced today that The Commercial Bank Q.S.C., Qatar’s first private bank, has become the first bank in the…
LONDON, 2016-Aug-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Currys PC World today announces their Christmas Advent Calendar: the top 24 products they predict to be flying off the festive shelves.
The predicted list of the most sought-after tech unveils that shoppers are set to be buying into the connected world this Christmas, with smart gadgets and connected devices…
LONDON, 2016-Aug-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, 4 August 2016, Currys PC World unveils its new campaign – ‘Get Started’. The cross-channel campaign looks to champion consumers’ passions and ambitions in a move to highlight the retailer’s new lifestyle based segmentation of laptops to make the shopping experience easier and less techy.
‘Get Started’ will be…
Sainsbury’s to taste-test its own-brand pet food with new technology the Electronic Tongue
London, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a UK first, Sainsbury’s is trialling a revolutionary piece of technology, dubbed the Electronic Tongue, to taste-test its own-brand pet food. The news will come as a relief to professional tasters who have historically had the…
GRAPEVINE, TX, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — GameStop Corp.(NYSE: GME), a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of three national AT&T authorized retailers: Cellular World Corp.,Midwest Cellular, Inc., and Red Skye Wireless, Inc., adding 507 stores to its Technology…
Los Angeles, CA, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Newegg – the leading tech-focused e-retailer in North America –announced today it is selling the HTC Vive Virtual Reality system. Designed from the ground up for room-scale VR, Vive is a first-of-its-kind system allowing true-to-life interactions and experiences.
“We believe the Vive represents an important step toward mass-adoption…
London, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Samsung Note returns to the UK for the first time in two years this summer, with its Galaxy Note7 model.
The device boasts a number of exceptional features, from its fast wireless charging to water resistant stylus. As well as this, there’s now a layer of biometric scanning with…
Brooklyn, New York, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Thousands of customers turned out Saturday for the grand opening of Apple Williamsburg, the first Apple store in Brooklyn. Customers began queuing Friday on Bedford Ave before midnight, and when the store opened at 10 a.m. Saturday the line stretched around the block.
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Cupertino, California, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ —At an employee meeting in Cupertino this morning, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple recently sold the billionth iPhone.
"iPhone has become one of the most important, world-changing and successful products in history. It's become more than a constant companion. iPhone is truly an essential part of our daily…
Minneapolis, MN, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — You turn on your computer, only to find that you’re locked out of all of your files — everything from work documents to family photos. There’s an ominous message on the screen demanding that you pay a fee to regain access.
That nightmare scenario has become all too real…
SEATTLE, 2016-Aug-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Launchpad announced today the creation of a Kickstarter Collection (www.amazon.com/launchpad/kickstarter), featuring more than 300 Kickstarter products available for purchase on Amazon.com. Startups featured in the Kickstarter Collection include Piper, Zivix, Prynt, and MudWatt, among others. Customers shopping the Kickstarter Collection can browse a variety of categories, including Electronics,…
SEATTLE, 2016-Aug-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans for a more than 800,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Jacksonville, Fla. Amazon will create more than 1,500 full-time jobs at the site when the fulfillment center opens.
“Becoming a member of the Jacksonville community is very exciting for us as we grow our presence in…
Cupertino, CA, 2016-Jul-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 third quarter ended June 25, 2016. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $42.4 billion and quarterly net income of $7.8 billion, or $1.42 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $49.6 billion and net income of $10.7…