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Tuesday 19 April 2016
Foxconn reportedly to return to China retail channel
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly is planning to return to China's retail channel, but instead of creating a specific department, Foxconn is separating the...
Tuesday 8 September 2015
Notebook retailers in Europe having difficulty clearing inventory
Channel retailers in Europe are showing signs that they are suffering from slow inventory digestion and cash flow problems, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Friday 19 December 2014
Notebook orders from Russia decreasing, say Taiwan ODMs
Notebook orders from channel retailers and regional brands in Russia have been decreasing due to impacts of the Russian rouble's drastic devaluation, according to Taiwan-based ODMs...
Tuesday 4 November 2014
Foxconn re-joins China e-commerce industry
Despite its previous failure in operating an e-commerce business, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has used its system that originally resided on China's e-commerce...
Tuesday 7 October 2014
Apple adjusts supply ratio for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
Seeing that demand for the iPhone 6 Plus is much stronger than expected, Apple has already adjusted its supply ratio for the two new smartphones, according to sources from the upstream...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Taiwan market: New iPhone expected to drive demand for 4G subscriptions
Many 3G mobile subscribers in Taiwan are waiting for the launch of the new iPhone with which they will shift to 4G subscriptions, and therefore the new iPhone is expected to boost...
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Notebook sales expected to rise in 2H14 as vendors price below US$300
With many vendors having been reducing their notebook prices to below US$300, sources from the upstream supply chain expect overall notebook sales to increase in the second half of...
Wednesday 6 August 2014
Channel retailers kick off back-to-school promotions
To satisfy back-to-school demand, channel retailers have been offering new promotions for notebooks, LCD TVs and PC accessories recently. The deals are expected to help notebook recover,...
Tuesday 10 June 2014
Foxconn said to be parting ways with Cybermart
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) subsidiary Pan International recently announced it will sell its 48.01% shareholdings in SMS Marketing Service, and market watchers...
Wednesday 2 April 2014
Clevo sees notebook shipment drop, but profits grow in 2013
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook player Clevo shipped 1.57 million notebooks in 2013, down 13% on year, but its revenues from the business were only down 1% on year and profits increased...
Monday 24 March 2014
Taiwan market: Retailers placing rush orders for 2-in-1 devices for 2Q14
As 2-in-1 device sales in Taiwan continue to stay strong, channel retailers have been placing extra orders with brand vendors to satisfy demand, according to sources from channel...
Friday 21 March 2014
Acer CEO visiting retail channel to clarify executive change rumors
Acer CEO Jason Chen has been visiting the company's channel retail partners to clarify rumors that one of its channel sales executives has resigned his post. Chen has said no executive...
Tuesday 21 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Xiaomi to see strong competition at home, unlikely to achieve 2014 shipment target
China-based Xiaomi has announced that the company plans to ship 40 million smartphones in 2014. But Digitimes Research believes the vendor is unlikely to achieve the goal as many...
Monday 13 January 2014
Intel prepares Haswell Refresh processors for 2Q14
Intel's next-generation Haswell Refresh processors are expected to become available in the retail channel in May, and the CPU giant will also start shipping its Z97 and H97 chipsets...
Thursday 24 October 2013
Taiwan market: iPad Air and new iPad mini expected to hit store shelves in late November
Taiwan channel retailers expect Apple's iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display to be available in the local market as early as late November.