Wireless Retailers

Collecting a soggy newspaper from the end of the driveway in one’s pajamas is familiar to many of us. As newspapers and magazines pile up on the counters and in the recycling bin, we wonder if there couldn’t be an easier way. ... Read More »

Despite concerns over the way it handle disclosures relating to the health of chief executive Steve Jobs, Apple's current board of directors were re-elected Wednesday by investors at the company's annual shareholders meeting. ... Read More »

Hold on to your seats for a wild ride this year. That’s the prognosis from many who say that inventory buildups in handsets and accessories and weak consumer demand continue to limit visibility into the retail wireless market’s ... Read More »

The following lists ranks the 10 most popular handsets in the United States for the month of December. Rankings were provided by AvianResearch L.L.C. ... Read More »

AT&T Mobility will offer Pantech Wireless’ Matrix Pro — a smart version of last fall’s dual-sliding messaging phone — on Feb. 24 for $180, with a service contract and a $50 mail-in rebate good only for AT&T service. ... Read More »

BARCELONA, Spain - The world's handset makers pulled out all the stops this year in their attempts to grab attention and generate interest in their products. At this year's Mobile World Congress trade show, Nokia Corp., LG ... Read More »

With the purchase of a new mobile phone comes a new charger, leaving a consumer left with an old charger that has little use. ... Read More »

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced plans to open its own stores despite the economic downturn that has left many retailers struggling. ... Read More »

Big box retailers have made comparing cellphone plans and pricing much quicker by putting most of the options under one roof. So the real question is who has what? ... Read More »

If Verizon Wireless completes the acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C the same way it has with previous purchases, there are a few certainties: the network comes first and don’t expect the Alltel brand to morph into ... Read More »

Several retail chains reported steep drops in January store sales. But Wal-Mart sees some relief at its discount stores. ... Read More »

Now that retailers have honed in on wireless, realizing that it can serve as an integral part of its business, they’ve also begun to notice that customers need more help understanding the new devices. In a recent survey from ... Read More »

T-Mobile USA Inc. scored a 755 out of 1,000 possible points in J.D. Power and Associates latest wireless customer care performance study, the highest out of all carriers tested. The No. 4 carrier beat out Verizon Wireless, which ... Read More »

With the advent of the new Boost national $50 Monthly Unlimited plan, many consumers and industry watchers were hoping that the prevailing national $99.99 monthly unlimited calling price point would drop and a price war would ... Read More »

T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a bleak fourth quarter. The industry’s No. 4 carrier said it added 621,000 customers during the final three months of 2008, which was below the 670,000 customers it added during the ... Read More »

Handset pricing changes are from carrier Web sites and include changes between Jan. 18 and Jan. 25. ... Read More »

With new restrictions in place for businesses that use wireless local area networks to process credit card transactions, two rivals are now offering solutions that meet the security guidelines issued by the Payment Card Industry ... Read More »

Brian Dunn will take the consumer electronics retailer's top post June 24 when current CEO Bradbury Anderson retires. ... Read More »

The business climate for wireless retailers has hit a crossroad. What were once invaluable outlets for wireless carriers looking to get their products in front of as many potential customers as possible for the lowest possible ... Read More »

Circuit City Stores concluded the first day of an auction and said it was still in talks with bidders regarding a potential sale of the company or certain assets. ... Read More »

Regional department store chain Gottschalks Inc. said on Wednesday it filed to reorganize under bankruptcy protection, while apparel chain Goody's LLC plans to liquidate its remaining 282 stores in a return to Chapter 11. ... Read More »

With its enterprise division looking increasingly solid — in contrast to its consumer handset division — Motorola Inc. said today it is launching a number of enterprise mobility products aimed squarely at resolving issues for ... Read More »

Wal-Mart Stores , the world’s largest retailer, said Thursday that its December sales miss analysts’ expectations and that it was cutting its earnings forecast for the fourth quarter. ... Read More »

The difficult macro economic environment is having a neutral to moderately negative impact on current wireless technology initiatives, according to a recent study commissioned by RCR Wireless News. ... Read More »

Editor's Note: The following lists ranks the 10 most popular handsets in the United States for the month of November. Rankings were provided by AvianResearch L.L.C. ... Read More »

The holidays are over and that usually calls for a sigh of relief. Unless of course you’re a retailer who lost money. Each year, from Black Friday until the end of December, retailers in the wireless industry shove products, rate ... Read More »

Three people with a healthy obsession for cellphones; that’s all it took to start Rentobile, a young company that rents popular handsets to U.S. consumers who want a shiny new device, but are stuck in the middle of a lengthy ... Read More »

Adding a bit more confirmation to what is widely presumed, a few Wal-Malt stores have jumped the gun and are starting to advertise availability of Apple's iPhone 3G ahead of an official roll-out planned for later this month. ... Read More »

Cash is king this Christmas as consumers turn away from the modern December ritual of a massive credit-card-fuelled shopping spree. ... Read More »

MINNEAPOLIS - Best Buy says its third-quarter profit sank and says it will offer buyout packages to nearly all its corporate employees in an effort to cut costs. ... Read More »

RadioShack Corp. announced a new $100 netbook sporting 3G connectivity. The catch? Customers have to sign up for two years’ worth of AT&T Mobility’s DataConnect mobile broadband service at $60 per month before Dec. 24. ... Read More »

Handango Inc. announced an expansion of its distribution deal with Best Buy Co. Inc. that will see the big-box retailer selling smartphone applications through its in-store Mobile Genie system. ... Read More »

Best Buy Co. Inc. has recently taken a deeper step into the wireless industry. The retailer sells 90 different handsets from nine different carriers in its stores and recently began opening standalone Best Buy Mobile stores. The ... Read More »

There’s a very long list of companies with billing platforms that leave carriers out of the revenue stream. But even as operators grudgingly open up their networks, nobody seems to be making a lot of progress. ... Read More »

Rapidly deteriorating employment picture bodes ill for merchants trying to salvage their key season. ... Read More »

All eyes are on Nokia Corp. for the handset maker’s Capital Markets Day tomorrow in New York. With nearly 40% global market share, the Finnish giant’s perspective is given substantial credibility, particularly in volatile ... Read More »

Similar to its like-named weather phenomenon, the launch of Research In Motion Ltd.’s Storm at Verizon Wireless has left mixed results. Sure, the resulting moisture and strong sales are needed, but the shaken nerves and rattled ... Read More »

By the time you read this, Black Friday will be in the record books. But it will be weeks, perhaps, until the wireless industry knows whether consumers embraced their inner spender on the hottest shopping day of the year, or held ... Read More »

Carriers are putting the finishing touches on their portfolios this week as the traditionally hottest shopping day of the year draws close. That’s Black Friday, this Friday. ... Read More »

The conventional wisdom on wireless retail sales appeared to be borne out by several surveys released in recent days. ... Read More »

Verizon Wireless released Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry Storm this morning. Customers showed up early to get their hands on the device and the device has been selling out quickly. ... Read More »

The growing consumer embrace of smartphones — and the willingness to pay for heavily subsidized gadgets and data plans that promise fun and functionality — faces uncharted territory this holiday season. ... Read More »

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The electronics retailer Best Buy said Wednesday that it was sharply cutting its 2009 earnings outlook below analyst estimates amid what the company called the toughest retail environment it has ever seen. ... Read More »

Big-box retailer Circuit City said last week it will close 155 of its stores, including 143 locations that house a Verizon Wireless store-within-a-store location. The carrier has been the exclusive postpaid wireless provider ... Read More »

No. 1 retailer reports better-than-expected monthly sales as more budget-conscious consumers trade down to its discount goods. ... Read More »

Amdocs announced plans to expand its mobile business with a $60 million acquisition of Ireland’s ChangingWorlds. ... Read More »

Well-informed consumers looking for a new handset typically turn to online research first, using search capabilities and often searching for a specific handset, according to a new study of online shopping behavior. ... Read More »

Don Reisinger thinks it's time to say goodbye to Circuit City. And with 155 stores being shuttered across the U.S., he thinks its days are numbered. ... Read More »

Having just returned from the Rutberg Wireless Influencers conference this past week, the top question on everyone’s mind was, “what impact will the economic crisis have on your business?” And while there is no question that ... Read More »

After the merger is completed, it’s likely that many of Alltel’s retail stores will disappear or at least, sell under the Verizon Wireless brand. ... Read More »

Google Inc. wants to bring mobile Internet to the masses. That's the philosophy behind its launching Android, its mobile-operating system. Creating a mobile OS that's simple, efficient and a great user experience full of useful ... Read More »

The wireless industry is clearly a money-making field and everyone’s trying to get their hands on a piece of it, especially big box retailers. Establishments such as Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City and Radio Shack have ... Read More »

What do you do when you have one of the fattest marketing wallets in the world, but a chunk of your potential customers are being drawn in by ancillary offerings made by third parties who get big payouts from you because they're ... Read More »

The discount retailer says it's ready for holiday shoppers as it scales back growth of namesake stores. ... Read More »

I hate to admit it, but during these troubling economic times I have succumbed to the cool, refreshing Kool-Aid the wireless industry is serving. And I gotta tell you, it tastes good. ... Read More »

Once considered the red-headed stepchild of wireless, prepaid services are finally gaining mainstream appeal helped by the need for carriers to target broader demographics and consumer desires for more ways to control their ... Read More »

­US based electronics retailer, Best Buy is launching a new range of stand-alone stores in shopping malls. The stores will target mall shoppers that don’t traditionally shop at Best Buy’s big-box stores: women and younger ... Read More »

Weak retail sales reports and a drop in the Empire State index confirm the credit market crisis has spread at home ... Read More »

The following list ranks U.S. wireless industry CEOs by total compensation for the 2007 fiscal year. ... Read More »

When the U.S. Congress recently was in a frenzy trying to pass the $700 billion bailout bill, a group of CEOs who founded successful Internet businesses, including many Internet retailer leaders, were meeting to discuss online ... Read More »

NEW YORK — Americans scaled back their spending even more in September, resulting in weak sales for many retailers, as already skittish consumers grappled with the financial meltdown that's spreading around the globe. ... Read More »

The cheap, voice-centric, clamshell handset still rules the American marketplace, as Motorola Inc.’s Razr V3 remains the top-selling handset in the country, according to recent data from NPD Group. ... Read More »

AT&T Mobility, the nation’s largest carrier, took the wraps off a new Web site aimed at enticing Internet surfers into a virtual AT&T Mobility store. The Web site provides an interactive, Flash-based, 3D view of the carrier’s ... Read More »

The second half of 2008 already ranks highly for offering the most advanced handsets and most reasonable prices in the history of wireless. And myriad device launches are yet to come in October and November. ... Read More »

As Washington wrestles with its bailout of the banking system, retailers are working up an unofficial relief plan of their own. Their response to nervous consumers who might not want to open their wallets? A hundred days of ... Read More »

Leap Wireless International Inc. juggled its offerings with the launch of its new PayGo prepaid service, which will replace its previously offered Jump prepaid plans. ... Read More »

Camelot of King Arthur lore is reminiscent in the current state of affairs in the wireless indirect channels market: The setting is a kingdom of considerable abundance and vigorous growth. The knights in the realm were once happy, ... Read More »

“Oh no, where’s my phone?” That has to be one of the scariest questions these days. And we’ve all done it; left our cellphone in a taxi-cab, on the counter at Starbucks or even had our phone-harboring purses stolen right from ... Read More »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retailer Best Buy has been given antitrust approval to buy digital music service Napster, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday. ... Read More »

It seems you’re nobody in wireless if you’re not building — and bragging about — your app store. ... Read More »

You’ve got to hand it to carriers for at least trying to come clean with consumers, though in some cases those efforts are a day late and a dollar short. ... Read More »

As if things didn't look bleak enough, two retail groups are predicting that this holiday shopping season could be the most severe since the 1991 recession. ... Read More »

A new survey from ABI Research found the top three ‘must-have’ features on cellphones today are digital camera functionality, Bluetooth connectivity and music/radio playback. ... Read More »

Taking a cue from competitor Best Buy Inc., RadioShack Corp. said Wednesday it plans to change its wireless and GPS displays in 4,000 stores so that shoppers can compare products and features side-by-side. ... Read More »

To adapt the words of famed chaos theorist Edward Lorenz who coined the term “butterfly effect”, 802.11n is the “butterfly” in the WLAN market. For those unfamiliar with Lorenz’s theory, he developed the term “butterfly effect” ... Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO -- There is no shortage of challenges in getting m-commerce off the ground in the United States. But maybe the most important factor is time. ... Read More »

Nokia Corp. gave somewhat vague mid-quarter guidance last Friday that sent its stock tumbling more than 9% to a new 52-week low. ... Read More »

Nokia Corp. is teaming with The Carphone Warehouse to bring its all-you-can-eat mobile music service to U.K. users next month. ... Read More »

MetroPCS Communications Inc. expanded the distribution of its phones and services with an agreement with Best Buy Mobile. The deal covers locations in 14 markets. ... Read More »

AT&T Mobility is set to expand international data plans for 3G iPhone owners — but they’ll pay a pretty penny for it. ... Read More »

The electronics retailer continues to consider various options for the future, as it remains committed to its plan to restore the company to profitability. ... Read More »

Just a month and a half after Virgin Mobile USA Inc.’s announcement to acquire Helio L.L.C., all but one of Helio’s five retail stores have already closed. The New York location remains open, for now, while stores in San Diego, ... Read More »

Verizon Wireless ranked highest in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2008 Wireless Customer Care Performance study. The results, which normally find T-Mobile USA Inc. on top, included more than 11,000 respondents and were based on three ... Read More »

Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility just added nearly another 1,000 retail outlets for the iPhone 3G by hooking up with big-box retailer Best Buy. ... Read More »

Three things you need to know about the handset market in the United States last quarter, courtesy of Strategy Analytics: ... Read More »

T-Mobile USA Inc. said it scored two court wins — one awarding the No. 4 wireless provider several million dollars in punitive damages — in connection with mushrooming litigation to curb what appears to be a widespread practice ... Read More »

A California Superior Court judge ordered Sprint Nextel Corp. to pay $73 million after finding its early termination fee policy violated California law. ... Read More »

Editor’s Note: In this monthly feature, RCR Wireless News talks to retailers across the country to get a first-hand view of what’s hot in wireless. ... Read More »

iPhone, iPhone, iPhone. Apple Inc.’s new device is dominating chatter in the wireless world, selling out in most stores and AT&T Mobility employees couldn’t be more pleased. But some third-party retailers who work with AT&T ... Read More »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Soaring costs for gasoline and food pushed inflation at the wholesale level up 1.8% in June, pushing inflation the past year to the fastest pace in more than a quarter-century. ... Read More »

AT&T Mobility offered the stipulations you’d expect in detailing the pricing and conditions for the forthcoming Apple Inc. 3G iPhone. ... Read More »

So, this week’s Worst of the Week column will be briefer than normal on purpose as I suspect nearly everyone reading this will be standing in line at their nearest Apple or AT&T retail location in hopes of being one of the first ... Read More »

Canadians gasping for air after finding out that Apple Inc.’s iPhone may not be crossing its borders can take a breather. The new 3G iPhone will be released in Canada this Friday and the accompanying rate plans will be lower than ... Read More »