Retailers Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Sprint's share of iPhone sales at big box stores double that at Apple retailers

by Mike Schramm (Jun 26th, 2012)

A new study by CIRP shows that even though Sprint is finally carrying the iPhone in the U.S., it might have come a little too late to the party. According to the study, Sprint is selling twice as many iPhones at big box retail stores like Best Buy than it's selling at Apple Stores. That's ...

Looking back at the iPhone 4S pre-order launch

by Erica Sadun (Oct 7th, 2011)

The iPhone 4S online pre-order went live last night, and the experience was hectic for me. Sales started about 40 minutes past the original estimate and customers vented their frustration on Twitter. Once live, Apple's store site was quickly overwhelmed by customers as was the Apple Store app. ...

Apple begins shipping Thunderbolt displays

by Mike Schramm (Sep 7th, 2011)

The Thunderbolt-compatible displays Apple announced back in July have reportedly started shipping out to stores and retailers. MacRumors reported that the displays shipped this week, and should hit shelves very soon. Electronista has heard that shipping to customers will start up on September ...

Radio Shack, Target cut iPhone 4 prices

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 2nd, 2011)

Target and Radio Shack are dropping the price on the iPhone 4, in a move many believe is a stock clearing measure to make room for the iPhone 5. Radio Shack is currently running a week-long promotion that drops the price of the 16 GB iPhone 4 to US$169 and the 32 GB iPhone 4 to $269. You can ...

iPad 2 coming to Toys "R" Us

by Dana Franklin (Apr 7th, 2011)

I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys "R" Us kid. A million toys to choose from that I can play with. From bikes to trikes and video games... and soon the iPad 2, according to an anonymous Toys "R" Us employee who provided ModMyi.com with pictures of internal training materials focused on Apple's ...

Best Buy, Sams Club and Wal-Mart to carry the iPad 2 at launch

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 3rd, 2011)

When the iPad 2 makes its retail debut on March 11th, customers will have a variety of retail outlets from which to purchase Apple's latest generation tablet device. In addition to online and brick and mortar Apple Stores, the iPad 2 will also be available from Best Buy and possibly Wal-Mart ...

Two New Jersey Apple Stores to open for non-retail activity on Sundays

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 2nd, 2011)

Good news for New Jersey residents living in Bergen County. The two local apple stores in Paramus and Woodcliff Lake will soon be open on Sundays, ifoAppleStore reports. Due to blue laws that are still in effect in the county, these Apple stores are the only two Apple retail outlets that are ...

T-1 Day for Latin American, Chinese launch of iPad

by Steven Sande (Sep 16th, 2010)

Apple has announced that the iPad will be officially launched in five Latin American countries and China tomorrow, September 17, 2010. The über-popular iPad will be available in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru starting tomorrow. In China, the Wi-Fi model is launching, while the ...

More eBook trouble for Amazon

by Mike Schramm (Feb 5th, 2010)

Amazon has run into more trouble with its pricing -- after Macmillan and HarperCollins, a third company has pressured the online book retailer to raise prices on their Kindle eBooks. This time it's the Hachette Book Group, and their CEO in an internal memo says that the company will switch to an ...