Three Brands, Coexisting & Profiting

I keep running into this ad on one of my favorite blogs, and it keeps catching my attention.  Not because it’s bedazzling in any manner, but because of the triple-threat it’s advertising: Apple, Dell, and HP. 
It just seems surprising, and pleasing really, to see the three brands politely sitting together.  And it’s impressive too… because [...]

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Apple Highlights: Best Buy, iPhone, Training(!)

Apple recently release 4th quarter 2007 results, and here’s what caught my attention.
+ Apple had 201 stores open during the quarter.
+ Number of Apple Store visitors leapt to 38.4 million from 28 million prior year in Q4.
+ Apple retail stores generated $1.7 billion revenue in Q4 2007 vs. $1.11 billion in Q4 2006.  Huge jump.
+ [...]

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Finding Stores via 411

I’ll never ever ever dial 411 again thanks to 800-FREE-411, or 800-GOOG-411.  No one deserves to be charged a few bucks just to track down a phone number or address.  This isn’t about GOOG-411, just wanted to throw that plug in there.  This is about which retail stores people are looking for when they use [...]

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DHL + Walgreens: But Please Don’t Ship Your Meds

Don’t underestimate the power of a union such as this one:
Walgreens Teams Up with DHL to Offer Shipping Services Chainwide
Partnership to deliver convenient access at more than 6,500 locations to the world’s largest international air express network

Seriously, stop smirking.  In this day and age, when most businesses absolutely must find ways to develop new revenue [...]

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Retail Without the Register

When you’re ready to ring up that iPod Touch or your Leopard upgrade at the Apple Store, don’t bother heading for the cash register.  Soon, there won’t be one.  Instead, grab one of the Mac Geniuses holding a Symbol Portable.
This is yet another valiant step in Apple’s revolutionary form of retailing.  Apple puts great focus on a specific [...]

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