When successful, a store within the store will improve the appeal of both brands involved. That’s especially important for a retailer presumed to be on its deathbed.
electronics
Boob Tube Saturation: After TV Sales Decline Worldwide, Will Price Drops Follow?
Consumers aren’t falling out of love with their TVs. More likely, they can’t justify replacing the big new TV they purchased not long ago, or they’ve run out of places to put yet another screen.
Best Buy Swears Shoppers Don’t Have to Bother Showrooming Anymore
With the launch of a new price-matching guarantee, electronics giant Best Buy promises “the end of showrooming”.
What’s Getting Cheaper – and What You’ll Pay More for – in 2013
It’s the time of year when lists are made forecasting the rise and fall of household expenses, big and small. Accordingly, it may also be time to tweak the family budget.
Unhappy Holidays? Lackluster Season Expected for Several Shopping Categories
Studies from Deloitte, the National Retail Federation, and Booz & Co. all predict modest retail sales increases for the holiday period, with rises generally up in the vicinity of 3% or 4%. Online and mobile sales are expected to …
Looks Like Electronics Stores Will Be Less Crowded This Holiday Season
Last year, shoppers camped out in front of Best Buys for days to be among the first in line for Black Friday sales, and flooded into electronics stores to buy tablets, smartphones, and surprisingly large number of TVs throughout …
With Early Layaway Promos, Holiday Shopping Wars Have Already Begun
It’s never too early for retailers to start battling it out for holiday shoppers. This year, an especially early competition concerns layaway. Despite the fact that Labor Day weekend just ended, the kids are barely back in …
The Latest Expansion of the Holiday Season: Layaway at Walmart Starts a Month Early This Year
We’re still in the middle of one of the hottest summers on record, but in less than a month, you’ll be able to put holiday items on layaway at Walmart.
The Big-Box Electronics Retailer That’s Actually (No Joke) Growing
Contrary to the industry norm, electronics retailer hhgregg is quickly expanding at a time when its rivals are shutting stores
Best Buy Founder Offers $8.8 Billion to Take Company Private
Richard Schulze, the founder and former CEO of Best Buy, submitted a written proposal this morning to the firm’s board offering $24 to $26 per share to take the electronics retailer private.
TV Prices Shrink — Yet Average TV Purchase Costs More
The longer technology is around, the cheaper products get for consumers. The price of a 32-inch flat-panel television, for instance, reached an all-time low average of $435 during the second quarter of 2012, down from $546 in the …
Why Everyone Should Be Shopping Online—While in Actual Stores
“Showrooming,” the practice in which consumers check out merchandise in a physical store and then buy it at a cheaper price online, is the bane of brick-and-mortar retailers everywhere. It’s got to be extra insulting when …
