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The Motley Fool
November 1, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Blockbuster's Brazen Bet In a move that may sound as brilliant as it is desperate, Blockbuster is now allowing its online customers the ability to walk into their nearest store and exchange a rented DVD for another title. Investors, take note.   |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2006
Anders Bylund |
A Foolish Trick: Blockbuster Its copycat effort to mimic the direct-mail success of Netflix has been anemic, and lacks the usability and customer focus that makes Netflix such a joy to behold. Blockbuster just doesn't get it. And that will be its downfall. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon Picks Up the Pace Now that sales growth is picking up and the company's making the move to digital delivery, we really might be at the point where Amazon's future will be grander than its colorful past. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Amazon.com's Auto Focus Can an auto-parts store accelerate Amazon's growth? Many investors have recently lost faith in Amazon, and it's been criticized for targeting certain retail segments. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2006
Tim Beyers |
IBM's Newest Chess Match Big Blue says Amazon.com infringes on five patents. Does that mean total victory ends with either Amazon shut down, or paying steep royalties to IBM? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Gap Needs a Dope Slap Free shipping on a commodity product in a high-competition environment? The Gap's new online shoe concept is more evidence the company is broken. Investors, beware. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Gap Pushes Pumps The denim and khaki specialist goes below the ankle in its new online venture. Even though some of the Gap concepts have dedicated limited shelf space to footwear in the past, this is the company's first entry into running an exclusive online shoe store. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Best Buy's Cents and Sansa Abilities The consumer electronics giant gets into digital distribution by teaming up with RealNetworks and SanDisk to launch the Best Buy Digital Music Store. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Wal-Mart's Too Cool for School Wal-Mart takes another step back from mattering in cyberspace. But it's not surprise. Who could've imagined that image-conscious teens wouldn't want to hang out on a restrictive, whitewashed MySpace wannabe revolving around Wal-Mart product wish lists? |
DailyCandy
October 4, 2006 |
Health Assurance Vuru, lets you create your own daily supplement packs and manage how long you'd like to take them at the click of a button. |
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