Because the computer retail business is so competitive, and because the big companies have so much clout in the Forbes 500s market, the Crowns concentrate on selling to small and medium-size businesses.
Because the computer retail business is so competitive, and because the big companies have so much clout in the Forbes 500s market of big American companies, the Crowns concentrate on selling to small and medium-size businesses.
Dell confirmed Thursday that the struggling PC giant--which rose to the top in the hardscrabble computer retail business by hawking its wares directly to its customers--will start selling desktop computers through 3, 000 Wal-Mart outlets starting June 10.
Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) confirmed Thursday that the struggling PC giant--which rose to the top in the hardscrabble computer retail business by hawking its wares directly to its customers--will start selling desktop computers through 3, 000 Wal-Mart (nyse: WMT - news - people ) outlets starting June 10.
The definition has broadened beyond, for instance, a consumer buying a tablet computer at a retail store.
Both should also benefit some from the recent problems that Dell is having with its direct sales model, once thought to be a bigger threat to retail store computer sales.
Simply Hired shows, that most of the jobs available outside of retail include: computer software engineers, management positions, registered nurses, sales persons, physicians, and surgeons.
Though his Dayton, Ohio-headquartered outfit last year sold computer hardware, database software, retail checkout scanners and automated teller machines, it no longer dominates any major markets.
Internet access will become common in retail stores and the trend will continue toward online customer service, with "live" salespeople ready at their computer keyboards to assist visitors at retail Web sites.
As it struggles to meet demand for its new iMac computer, Apple Computer is both expanding and contracting its retail universe.
Perhaps the most successful campaign in recent years was Apple Computer 's decision to open its own retail stores.
His researchers are working on virtual stores for a retail firm and a three-dimensional computer version of the city of Coventry for use by architects and planners in local government.
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Shopping with a mobile device or a personal computer is now indisputably one of the primary forms of retail distribution.
In particular, analysts say Apple will lock down its dominance of the touchscreen computer market, moving more of its iPad tablet devices through retail partners, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Perhaps less surprisingly, females are more likely to visit retail sites, whereas males surf the net in search of computer games, cars and sports.
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Clothing sales made the biggest breakthrough last year, with apparel and accessories displacing computer hardware and software as the top non-travel category in online retail.
This year, the retail price of one mip (millions of instructions per second) of computer performance will drop below a dollar.
"Helping customers discover great digital content at retail is what GameStop does best, " said Jim Ryan, CEO Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
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