Kia stores are a hot ticket for retailers
Dealership brokers say Kia has become an increasingly popular brand for consumers and the value of its dealerships continues to rise. At least 27 Kia stores changed hands in 2022, up from 24 in 2021......»»
Dealerships set the bar high for going green
Garbage is a dirty word at Pellman's Automotive in Boulder, Colo., and the two Mark Miller Subaru stores in Salt Lake City — three eco-centric businesses that approach recycling with all the zeal and determination of a technician going after an ove.....»»
Ineos Automotive"s U.S. dealership network is private only
Ineos Automotive has 19 dealerships in the U.S., but none of the fledging automaker's stores are owned by a publicly traded auto retailer......»»
VinFast offers dealers fresh brand, with risks
The Vietnamese automaker's shift to third-party retailers offers dealers a chance to grow with an EV brand from the ground up. But the risks are daunting, analysts and dealers say......»»
Sustainable alternatives key to combating fast fashion"s environmental toll, study finds
For the last three decades, the advent of "fast fashion" has disrupted the traditional fashion cycles by capitalizing on retailers' and consumers' responsiveness to the novelty of new fashion trends. Some fast fashion retailers go as far as deliverin.....»»
NFL Sunday Ticket slashes price for the back half of the season
If you've been eyeballing NFL Sunday Ticket, but didn't want to pay close to $400, you can now get the back half of the season for half the price......»»
visionOS beta 5 is now available for Apple Vision Pro Developer Kit
Following the release of the first beta of iOS 17.2 last week, Apple is now rolling out visionOS beta 5. Although Apple Vision Pro won’t be available in stores until next year, there are some developers who have already got their hands on Apple’s.....»»
Fed leaves rates unchanged, acknowledges economy is "strong"
For the auto industry, interest rates were the top issue cited by franchised dealerships during the third quarter, identified by 65 percent of retailers, up from 61 percent a quarter earlier, according to a Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index poll......»»
How to find your Threads ticket to show when you joined
The Threads social network has somewhere around 100 million users, and a good many of them are posting screenshots of the ticket that shows when they joined the service......»»
Nvidia RTX 4090 prices are skyrocketing as stocks run seriously low
The Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics card is in short supply, and that’s causing prices to skyrocket at a range of online stores. Is it the start of a new GPU shortage?.....»»
iOS 17.2 confirms the existence of a new system to update sealed iPhones at Apple Stores
Earlier this month, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reported that Apple has been developing a new system that will allow its employees to install software updates on sealed iPhones without taking them out of the box. With the release of the first iOS 17.2.....»»
Apple"s Mac Studio is on sale now with an outrageous $1,300 discount
Retailers rarely discount the Mac Studio, but we finally found one on sale from Expercom that carries a massive $1,300 markdown, making now the perfect time to secure this high-performance machine.Finally, a massive price cut on the Apple Mac Studio......»»
CDK, Cars Commerce emphasize value of customer experience
Retailers should focus on reaching customers and then the consumer experience after that connection has been made, according to CDK Global and Cars Commerce panelists at Automotive News Retail Forum: Chicago......»»
Apple Store union workers claim foul over labor audit
Workers at unionized Apple Stores are raising questions about an independent audit of the company's U.S. labor practices, suggesting it excluded them.Towson Apple StoreIn January, Apple agreed to a labor practices audit requested by several prominent.....»»
Measuring mechanical stresses and strains in graphene-based supercapacitor electrodes
Texas A&M University researchers have discovered that when charging a supercapacitor, it stores energy and responds by stretching and expanding. This finding can be used to design new materials for flexible electronics or other devices that must be b.....»»
YouTube TV is still growing on the back of NFL Sunday Ticket
We don't know exactly how many subscribers YouTube TV has these days, but Google says it's still growing, thanks to NFL Sunday Ticket......»»
The 5 best early Black Friday Chromebook deals I’ve found so far
You don't have to wait if you're thinking about buying a new laptop because retailers have rolled out early Black Friday Chromebook deals. Check them out here......»»
Apple rebuffs request for Eddy Cue to testify in NFL Sunday Ticket class action lawsuit
Apple was once believed to be the front-runner for acquiring rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, but talks eventually broke down and paved the way for YouTube to acquire the rights starting this year. Meanwhile, the NFL has found itself embroiled in a.....»»
YouTube TV is still growing, Google says, on the back of NFL Sunday Ticket
We don't know exactly how many subscribers YouTube TV has these days, but Google says it's still growing, thanks to NFL Sunday Ticket......»»
Apple fights NFL "Sunday ticket" subpoena on grounds it could reveal corporate secrets
Apple wants a U.S. judge to reject a subpoena that may force it to reveal trade secrets linked to its unsuccessful bid to stream the NFL's "Sunday Ticket" programming.Eddy Cue (Source: Re/code)Apple's lawyers have submitted a filing in California fed.....»»
Asbury Q3 net income down 17% with fewer stores
Asbury Auto Q3 2023 earnings: The car dealership group's third-quarter net income fell 17 percent from a year earlier to $169 million, while revenue dropped 5.2 percent to $3.7 billion. But Asbury had 10 fewer locations than Q3 2022, and it is about.....»»