Best Buy inches closer to becoming a dept. store with new ‘Windows Stores’ sections

Microsoft announced today that it reached an agreement to place Windows Stores within with the country's biggest electronics retail chain, Best Buy.

Big Apple exec changes: iOS VP Forstall is leaving; Jony Ive and others step up

Big changes are afoot in Apple's executive roster: The company announced today that Scott Forstall (above), the vice president in charge of iOS, and head of retail John Browett are leaving the company.

iPhone 4S sales suspended in China after launch draws unruly, egg-throwing crowds

Crowds of eager iPhone owners at Apple’s iPhone 4S launch at the Beijing Sanlitun district store turned violent this morning when the store failed to open on time, which led Apple to close its other Beijing and Shanghai locations.

After …

Apple retail head Ron Johnson jumps ship to be JCPenney CEO

Ron Johnson, the man who made Apple’s retail ambitions a reality as senior vice president, has been tapped by department store chain JCPenney to become its new chief executive.

Over the past 11 years at Apple, Johnson helped the company …