courtesy of NetflixUsing words like “unprecedented” and “addictive” and “compelling,” Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) this morning announced that it has struck a deal with Warner Brothers Television Group (WBTV), which is ultimately…
By Steve Jurvetson CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsResearch firm comScore reports that e-commerce sales for the November-December holiday season rose only 14% to $42.3 billion. That growth was weak, and the number modest…
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc. Bookstore chain Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) reported this morning that nine-week same-store sales fell 8.2% compared with the same period in 2011. B&N reported sales…
courtesy of NetflixChina’s services index rises to 56.1 in December, a sign of healthy expansion. (Reuters) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) tests a new iPhone and iOS 7. (Reuters) A court rejects an…
courtesy Barnes & Noble Inc.U.K.-based media giant Pearson PLC (NYSE: PSO) has made a “strategic investment” of $89.5 million in cash in Nook Media LLC, a joint venture between Barnes & Noble…
courtesy Best Buy Co. Inc.Some of the news about holiday sales at deeply troubled retailers Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) has been better than…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The yen reaches a two-year low on worries about the Japanese economy and hopes of a budget resolution by Congress. (Reuters) Tim Cook, CEO of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), takes…
Thinkstock Worldwide, some 17.4 million mobile devices were activated on Christmas Day this year according to research firm Flurry. That’s more than four times the 4 million average number of devices activated…
ThinkstockCustomer satisfaction research firm ForeSee released its Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction Index for this year, and the overall score for online retailers was 78 on a 100-point scale, identical with last year’s reading.…
ThinkstockAs a larger and larger portion of retail sales in the U.S. move online, customer service has become essential to e-commerce businesses that want to attract shoppers and keep them. E-commerce also has…
courtesy of NetflixNetflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) management said the reason part of its service was out on Christmas Eve was that the technology and hardware owned by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), which powers the video firm’s streaming product, were…
courtesy of Groupon Inc.A number of large public company CEOs have come under fire in the past year because of the extremely poor financial results of the public corporations they run. Some,…
Jaguar Land Rover will recall some cars in China over safety concerns. (Reuters) Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) blames Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) e-commerce outsource operation for a Christmas Eve disruption of the…
courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.What happened to bricks-and-mortar and e-commerce sales this holiday season? If Wall St.’s opinion has validity, online operations did well and old-school stores did not. The price of Wal-Mart…
Wikimedia CommonsFree shipping has become one of the greatest concerns related to the profit margins at e-commerce operations like Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Each item shipped free makes money for United Parcel…
