How channel players can help retailers as they move to an omnichannel model
Retail
Ocado sells smart home products alongside food
Smart plugs, Powerline connections, range extenders and routers now in the online aisles
Currys slammed for miss-selling HP Envy laptops
Advertising watchdog rules against DSG Retail over online laptop advert
Spectrum Vega+ console firm hits back in director bust-up
Spectrum mobile console legal spat spirals as Sir Clive Sinclair-backed company comes out fighting
Director fall-out at Spectrum games console company
The new games console is backed by Sir Clive Sinclair and is expected to ship next month
Tech Data opens up kid tracking market with Gator watch
Location tracking using a combination of GPS, GSM and WiFi, plus limited voice calls too
Samsung is beating Apple in UK phone market says vendor
September smartphone launches will prove crucial says Mobile Phones Direct
HP says it won’t honour £1.58 laptop orders
One of a long line of previous pricing mistakes for electronic goods
Electronics are more expensive online at the weekend
Buy wearables, video games, consoles and other products on a Monday to save up to 15 percent
Mobile phone insurance market outstrips travel insurance
Expensive smartphone takeup is driving the global mobile insurance market says analyst
Dixons Carphone the latest to target growth amidst Brexit
Electronics retailer posts an impressive 17 percent hike in annual pre-tax profits
UK spends £3.1bn on fixing or replacing broken gadgets
But TSB research shows that the majority of device users aren't insured against the damage
Tech Data strikes deal for TYLT wireless charging range
Recently-released VÜ 2.0 Wireless Charger and VÜ SOLO 2.0 offer ultra-fast charging
Outsourcing in UK retail more than doubles
E-commerce and mobile help drive digital transformation strategies of retailers
Nokia returns to mobile device market with Withings acquisition
£131m acquisition of French digital health specialist sees Nokia back in the devices game
McDonald’s strikes national tablet deal with SOTI
SOTI to support Samsung tablets deployed across the burger chain's UK outlets
Vodafone UK sets up local business sales and support teams
SMEs, mid-sized firms and local councils targeted with new local 'hubs' as part of regional restructure
Sainsbury’s wins battle to buy Argos for £1.4bn
Homeware and electricals firm under supermarket chain's wing, with stores now expected to close
British shoppers are being ripped off by mobile phone shops
Watchdog claims that shoppers are often paying more than double what they should for mobile phone contracts in the UK
KCOM brings its offerings under a single brand for ‘better service’
Responding to customer needs in a "more agile and flexible way"
Argos reports dip in electrical sales in the middle of takeover battle
Although overall sales were up and the online business accounts for over half of trading
Xerox scanners get new channel programme
Quick benefits for all partners promised through new scheme
Barnes & Noble stops selling the Nook in the UK
US book seller can't compete with Amazon's Kindle as it gives UK e-book readers less than two weeks' notice
Activists pressure BT to come out against ‘Snoopers’ Charter’
A long march to change the habits of a lifetime?
Amazon recalls Kindle Fire tablet chargers amid electrocution fears
Amazon asks Kindle Fire 7 and Kindle Fire Kids Edition owners to stop using their chargers and apply for a replacement
SAP unveils one stop mobile app to allow SMEs to build their digital business
Gets in bed with Google, PayPal and UPS to do it
Apogee opens regional hub in Cardiff for managed print
The opening follows the new regional hub set up in Glasgow last month
New HP PCs and tablets come with free global wifi access
HP and iPass extend wifi access deal to cover the UK and rest of the world
John Lewis searches for first batch of IT degree apprentices
The major electrical retailer starts its scheme this September and companies across the IT industry are expected to follow suit
Foxconn’s £4bn Sharp takeover in danger
Deal could see future iPhones get better screens, but doubts have already been raised following release of ‘new information’
