October 14, 2024 Hardware store True Value files Chapter 11, joins list of retailers going into bankruptcy this year The long-standing home-improvement wholesaler says its 4,500 locations will stay open as the company sells its operations to rival Do It Best. BY Sarah Bregel A long-standing hardware wholesaler, True Value, is filing for bankruptcy. The 75-year-old … Continue reading Hardware store True Value files Chapter 11, joins list of retailers going into bankruptcy this year
October 07, 2024 Google ordered to open up Play app store to competition The injunction by U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco outlined the changes Google must undertake to open up its lucrative app store, Play, to greater competition, including making Android apps available from rival sources. BY Reuters A U.S. judge on Monday … Continue reading Google ordered to open up Play app store to competition
Most App Store developers aren’t taking Apple up on its new outside payments option Only 38 out of a possible 65,000 have applied to include external links for in-app purchases, Bloomberg reported. cheyenne macdonald Mon, May 13, 2024 REUTERS / Reuters It seems Apple’s recently added option for App Store developers to include links … Continue reading Most App Store developers aren’t taking Apple up on its new outside payments option
Apple’s rivals aren’t happy about its EU App Store changes But is anyone surprised Apple would act to protect its platform like this? Daniel Cooper Updated Sat, Jan 27, 2024 John Keeble via Getty Images Last year, the European Union implemented new laws to make big tech open up its platforms to competitors. The … Continue reading Apple’s rivals aren’t happy about its EU App Store changes
By Jeff Beer January 08, 2024 If you haven’t heard of Geem seaweed snacks or Ting’s Jackfruit Chips just yet, chances are you will very soon. The two snack brands are among the winners of Foxtrot Market’s 2023 Up and Comers Awards announced last week, a competition to find the tastiest, most interesting, and compelling … Continue reading How America’s most influential corner store picked 2024’s next hot snacks
OpenAI’s Path Toward App Store, Ad Monetization by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 7, 2023 Apple, Google, and Microsoft have new competition in the app space, which could open new advertising options for brands. OpenAI’s first developer conference debuted tools that allow anyone to create a custom chatbot with no coding experience needed — … Continue reading OpenAI’s Path Toward App Store, Ad Monetization
Building an E-commerce Store on WordPress: A Step-by-step Guide Image source: Dreamstime Stock Photos & Images The online platform not only offers you a wider customer base but also provides convenience in transactions, better consumer interaction, and detailed customer behavior insights. A physical store limits you to local footfall; digital presence, on the other hand, … Continue reading Building an E-commerce Store on WordPress: A Step-by-step Guide
The national retailer is capitalizing on mobile to drive online and in-store purchases during its back-to-school push. Chris Wood on August 16, 2023 The Container Store is using texts and other mobile channels to drive back-to-school sales as college students prepare to move into dorms. The company’s strategy is tailored to engage customers in the … Continue reading How The Container Store is using SMS to reach college students
Meta’s Threads app is here to challenge Twitter Karissa Bell @karissabe Threads, Meta’s text-based app to challenge Twitter, is now official. Mark Zuckerberg announced the new service one day ahead of the July 6th launch date that appeared in app stores earlier this week. Meta has begun rolling out the new service around … Continue reading Meta’s Threads sent another app named Threads to the top of the App Store charts
By Elizabeth Segran June 29, 2023 Move over Shein. There’s a new Chinese company trying to take over the world of U.S. retail. It’s TikTok. According to Semafor, TikTok is going to open an online retail store in the U.S. version of the app as soon as next month. TikTok, which is owned by … Continue reading TikTok’s plan to open a retail store is bonkers. Here’s why
