Neowin News Feed for: Stores

Eight Amazon Go stores will close from April 1 in New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle

Paul Hill — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 23:12:23 +0000

Amazon will close eight of its Amazon Go stores from April 1. It's not clear why it's shutting the stores but the company has said it's not giving up on its chain of checkout-less stores. Read more...

LG to sell iPhones in its South Korean stores starting from August

Chandrakant Isi — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:56:02 +0000

After shuttering its smartphone business in April, LG is planning to sell Apple iPhones in about 400 stores in South Korea. Apple products will start showing up in LG's stores from August. Read more...

EE extends in-store phone repairs to boost circular economy

Paul Hill — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:00:01 +0000

EE has announced that 17 more of its stores in the West Midlands will offer in-store phone repairs. Its own research showed 60% throw their phones away before attempting to fix them. Read more...

Vodafone joins EE in keeping stores open longer post-lockdown

Paul Hill — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:58:02 +0000

Vodafone has re-opened its stores around the UK today and in some areas, it has adjusted its opening hours so shops are open until 10 pm. The firm has also taken measures to make stores safer. Read more...

GameStop finally closes all storefronts to customers

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 08:38:01 +0000

The retailer will temporarily close all stores to customers, switching to a "delivery only" service as of March 22. The company earlier instructed staff to keep the stores open during the lockdowns. Read more...

Retailers offering discounts and waiving shipping fees to entice shoppers

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:44:01 +0000

After "non-essential" businesses have been closed throughout the U.S. due to COVID-19, retailers are now offering discounts and waiving shipping fees to entice shoppers stuck at homes. Read more...

GameStop tells employees to keep stores open during lockdowns as it is "essential retail"

Usman Khan Lodhi — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:50:01 +0000

The company believes that it is classified as an "essential retail" business, and its stores should remain open alongside grocery stores and pharmacies if there are government-imposed lockdowns. Read more...

UK: Online shopping to account for more than half of retail sales by 2028

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:38:02 +0000

A new report has found that in the UK, online shopping could go from 19% of retail sales today to 53% by 2028. Such a change could completely change the appearance of high streets around the country. Read more...

Microsoft working to eliminate cashiers and checkout lines in stores

Paul Hill — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:34:01 +0000

Microsoft is working on new technology to help stores around the world compete with the likes of Amazon Go's automated checkout. The software aims to get rid of cashiers and checkout lines in stores. Read more...

Lumia 950 XL back in stock at Microsoft Stores in Canada

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:16:01 +0000

The Lumia 950 and 950 XL appear to have been selling well, and now Microsoft has, very quietly, made the Lumia 950 XL again available in their stores in Canada in both black and white. Read more...

Here's where you can pick up the $10,000+ Apple Watch Edition

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:38:02 +0000

Apple's latest product has just become available for pre-order but shipping times are slipping back months for the high-end Edition models. To avoid that, here are the physical stores that sell them. Read more...

Microsoft brings back the "Work & Play" bundle for a limited time in the U.S.

Adrian Potoroaca — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 20:16:01 +0000

Microsoft now offers an entertainment, gaming and productivity services bundle in the U.S. for users that want to combine multiple subscriptions into one and save money in the process Read more...

Amazon reportedly looking to create hundreds of physical stores

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:11:36 +0000

In a very counter intuitive move the company that made its fortunes exclusively online is reportedly looking to buy hundreds of brick and mortar stores and create a chain of retail locations. Read more...

Microsoft shows how Kinect for Windows could be used in stores

John Callaham — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:20:05 +0000

Microsoft shows how its Kinect for Windows hardware and software could be used in retail stores to sell different products in three videos that simulate different retail shopping experiences. Read more...

20% of UK stores predicted to close in next five years, thanks to the web

Andy Weir — Wed, 29 May 2013 07:40:56 +0000

The growth in online shopping will be a disaster for physical stores, says the UK's Centre for Retail Research, which predicts that 20% will close by 2018, as shoppers increasingly turn to the web. Read more...

Google has "no plans" to open retail stores

Max Slater-Robins — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:00:00 +0000

Andy Rubin, the head of Android, has said Google has "no plans" to open Google retail stores; an odd decision when Apple's stores are generating more money per square foot than Tiffany & Co.'s. Read more...

All Microsoft Stores will stock Windows Phone 8 hardware

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:55:01 +0000

Microsoft evangelist Paul Thurrott has tweeted that Microsoft stores across the US will stock all Windows Phone 8 handsets that are due to be available in the US. Read more...

Microsoft: Surface to be sold in 500 Suning stores in China

John Callaham — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:01:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed to Neowin it will be working with Chinese retailer Suning to sell its Windows RT-based Surface tablet in 500 of Suning's stores in mainland China and Hong Kong. Read more...

Microsoft unveils location of 75 new retail stores on a map

Brad Sams — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:50:20 +0000

Microsoft has learned a lot from opening up its retail shops. The company has seen the value in the stores that it has opened and because of that, they are going to be expanding aggressively. Announced... Read more...

Everything Everywhere to open retail stores

Ross Dundas — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:52:48 +0000

Everything Everywhere, the new name for the merged T-mobile and Orange brands in the UK, is to launch its first test retail outlet in Altrincham near Manchester on the 18th February, according to Channel Register.... Read more...

Nearly 50% of video game purchases are done online

Brandon Boyce — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:45:27 +0000

According to the PC Games Digital Downloads report from The NPD Group, a market research company, digital downloads make up 47.5% of all full game purchases. Based on all of the data reported in 2009,... Read more...

Best Buy opening UK stores

Austin Davies — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:05:50 +0000

Best Buy has announced plans to open its first three electronics stores in the United Kingdom, according to The Best Buy Bulletin. The first will arrive during May, in Thurrock, Essex. The next two will... Read more...

Apple may not be Microsoft's biggest concern in retail

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:09:16 +0000

Microsoft's expansion into the retail arena may be a more difficult endevour than Apple faced when it opened its own retails stores back in 2001, according to Nick Wingfield of The Wall Street Journal. This... Read more...

Microsoft to open retail stores in Europe

Matthew Hopson — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:28:51 +0000

Microsoft stores, which will sell Xbox 360 games, hardware and PC titles, are to be opened in major European cities such as London, according to gaming site MCV. Neowin reported earlier this month that... Read more...

Microsoft to open retail stores

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:36:05 +0000

Microsoft has recently appointed David Porter Corporate Vice President of retail stores, who has 25 years experience with Wal-mart and 2 years with DreamWorks Animation in 2007. In a recent post on Neowin, a... Read more...

Wal-Mart ends test run for Linux-based computers in stores

Steven Parker — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:22:09 +0000

Computers that run the Linux operating system instead of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows didn't attract enough attention from Wal-Mart customers, and the chain has stopped selling them in stores, a spokeswoman said Monday. "This really wasn't... Read more...

Woolworths stores to stop selling HD DVD

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:26:05 +0000

Woolworths has through its high street heft behind the Blu-ray Disc format. From March, it will no longer sell HD DVDs in its shops. The change will coincide with the release of Pixar's Ratatouille, but... Read more...

Unreal Tournament 3 for PS3 in stores December 11!

Todd Tanner — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:38:19 +0000

Midway Games Inc. and Epic Games today announced that the PlayStation 3 version of Unreal Tournament 3 is scheduled to ship to retail outlets in North America on December 10th. It is expected to begin... Read more...

SimCity Societies now in stores also!

Todd Tanner — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:45:54 +0000

Electronic Arts Inc. has shipped SimCity Societies™, the newest edition of the top selling PC franchise, SimCity™, to stores across North America, Asia, Australia and Europe today. A version of the game is also available... Read more...

Crysis now in stores worldwide!

Todd Tanner — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:41:06 +0000

A day late, but important either way. Crytek's "next-gen" PC FPS masterpiece Crysis should now be in stores pretty much everywhere around the world - North America and Europe included. Here is the press release... Read more...

EA announces Skate shipping out to stores

Todd Tanner — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:02:01 +0000

Get ready for all the fun, creativity and culture of skateboarding without the hours of practice, broken bones, and hospital visits. Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that SKATE for the Xbox 360™ video game and... Read more...

Apple confirms MySpace ban in retail stores

Fri, 25 May 2007 22:14:26 +0000

A new Apple regulation states you can no longer access MySpace.com on any of the Macs on display in the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York City. When an attempt is made to load... Read more...

Forza 2 has gone gold - in stores May 29

Todd Tanner — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:47:35 +0000

Hot on the wheels of the Forza 2 demo earlier today (get it, wheels?!?) comes the annoucement that Forza Motorsport 2 has gone gold. Here is the press release: Microsoft Game Studios today announced that... Read more...

Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra Hits Stores Ahead of Schedule

Wed, 09 May 2007 02:12:47 +0000

Nvidia Corporation's latest high-end offering, the GeForce 8800 Ultra, has become available in Japan and the USA, about a week ahead of the original schedule. BFG Technologies and EVGA are offering the card in... Read more...

Gateway to Put Quad-core Desktops in Stores

Wed, 02 May 2007 02:05:36 +0000

Gateway will be one of the first PC makers to put quad-core desktops on retail shelves and has already announced deals with Best Buy, Circuit City Stores and CompUSA to sell its FX series (starting... Read more...

Halo 2 Vista gold, in stores May 8th

Todd Tanner — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:48:12 +0000

As King Mustard mentioned in our forums, Microsoft quietly announced yesterday that Halo 2 Vista had gone gold, and will be in stores on or shortly after May 8th (which is the same... Read more...

Baseball Mogul 2008 ships to stores

Todd Tanner — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:20:33 +0000

PARKVILLE, MD - (March 22, 2007) - Enlight Interactive, one of the world's leading developers and publishers of entertainment software for the PC platform, today announced the latest edition of its award-winning baseball simulation series,... Read more...

Circuit City closes Stores due to Aggressive TV Price Cuts

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:40:13 +0000

Circuit City is closing stores 62 stores in Canada and seven underachieving stores in U.S. cities as well as reshuffling its corporate ranks. A support center in Barrie, Ontario will also be closed along with... Read more...

North American Gothic 3 Gold, In Stores By November 20

Todd Tanner — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:48:11 +0000

Thanks again to Bluesnews for the scoop. Aspyr Media confirmed today that its highly anticipated PC RPG Gothic 3 will ship on November 13 in North America, ensuring that it lands... Read more...

Splinter Cell: Double Agent PC Goes Gold - In Stores Nov 9th

Todd Tanner — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:01:57 +0000

With the entirely new direction of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent, Ubisoft has reinvented the best-selling and highest rated espionage franchise. The revolutionary double agent concept immerses players in the world of international espionage... Read more...