For the most part, efforts by some chains to integrate their efforts by setting up a "buy online--pick up at the store" model have yet to catch on.
Yet while store executives crowed about the crowds, early data suggested the real growth was happening online, as people using computers, tablets and mobile phones gobbled up Internet specials without the hassle of waiting outside stores.
And a couple of months ago, he branched into homewares with yet another new store, down the street from his flagship and showroom in New York's TriBeCa neighborhood.
In a time when big game publishers like Electronic Arts are getting serious about the iPhone as a gaming device, Lima Sky is probably the best argument currently out there that the days of the indie developer for the App Store are not done just yet.
One reason: There are still 190 Mexican cities with populations of 50, 000 or more that don't yet have a Walmex store.
Now the warning signs are flashing that yet another crisis is in store later this year.
Yet the new Amazon China store underscores the continuing problems that Google is having in the country, which last year became the world's largest smartphone market.
ASOS, says it has already made millions from Facebook referrals, but it has yet to see if the new store will lead to more sales.
At the same time, many retailers have yet to effectively blend online and store loyalty programs, at least when it comes to redeeming points from one platform to another.
The store was advertising the iPhone 5 - not yet officially on sale in China - and had a dummy model with the kind of fake screen you see on cheaper phones in UK stores.
Yet the Republicans are also putting huge store on two Anglos.
Yet there I stood in a local GameStop store waiting for my wife to pay for the Nexus 7.
In another strong example of Microsoft's continued " investment" in PlaysForSure, it's pulling out of MSN Music, the big M's very own store for selling the not-completely-dead-yet music format.
The Canadian company has built a billion-dollar business selling premium yoga gear at high prices, but the glitch with the recalled pants marks yet another recent stumble with products on its store shelves.
Granite uses a combination of virtualization technology and wide area network (WAN) optimization, which makes it possible to store large amounts of data in the hub centers, yet transmit information to multiple offices in a short period of time.
And yet while developers have GitHub as a place to store, share and discover code, designers and associated creatives have no equivalent platform.
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We're not totally clear on why these guys need this on top of the Android Market and China Mobile's own Open Mobile System initiative, but for what it's worth, Chinese buyers of the XT701, MT710, and XT800 will have yet another way to find, buy, and store purchases for their phones.
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And yet, during a recent visit to the bustling Nashville store, I was filled with horror and despair.
When I push the cover down as much as I can, the cover will sit flush, so it may just be my particular phone (I have yet to see the phone in person at a Cingular store).
Some skulking around the future App Store layout from 9to5 Mac reader Sonny Dickson has shown an as yet unreleased Twitter 4.3 release carrying "more interactive experiences" for links within certain posts -- in other words, expect a multimedia extravaganza if a friend really digs that New York Times article.
Yet they were the first in line outside a Hollywood Video store in the Seattle suburb of Lake Forest Park to buy the video.
The revived company's online store will begin taking orders in April, and though pricing structures have yet to be revealed, expect to pay a significant premium for the privilege of bringing Commodore back into your home.
Yet BlackBerry is still playing catch up in terms of its app store and ecosystem.
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But store sales fell 4% in 2005 (the group doesn't know yet how it fared last year).
The goal for everyone in the App Store is to break into at least the top 100 list or, better yet, the top 25 or 10.
The promotion is yet another reminder of the massive success of Apple's App Store, which opened in 2008, added to the appeal of the iPhone and spawned many bad "there's an app for that" headlines.
Yet I could not find the word he brought to mind inside the store.
And yet, for the 755 apps that get submitted to the Apple app store a day, there are probably thousands that never get built.
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Astronomers think the planets may have yet to reach their final stable orbits, so more violence could be in store.
For people who don't yet have the Shazam App, it can be downloaded for free from the App Store.
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