Taiwan market: Channels begin to clear old models before launch of Haswell

May 8, 14:58

As Intel will unveil Haswell in early June, retail channels in the Taiwan market have begun to clear notebooks and desktops by lowering prices by 10% on average, while some models...

Taiwan market: HTC adjusts New HTC One supply to retail channels

Apr 30, 10:37

HTC has adjusted the supply of its New HTC One smartphones to retail channels in Taiwan by delivering the models every 1-2 days in small volumes, instead of supplying larger volumes...

Taiwan market: E-Life Mall expanding retail network

Apr 1, 16:15

E-Life Mall, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, is expanding its outlets from 322 currently to 360 by the end of 2013, according to the company.

Inhontech joins branded notebook and smartphone competition

Mar 21, 14:08

Taiwan-based Inhon Technologies Group (Inhontech), an ODM maker of glass fiber handset and notebook cases, chassis and other plastics parts, has recently entered the branded smartphone...

Retail channel motherboard inventory levels too high due to overstocking

Mar 7, 19:42

In order to hit their 2012 shipment targets, motherboard vendors significantly increased shipments in November-December 2012 although market demand did not rise, and consequently...

Taiwan market: Senao aims to expand to 350 retail stores in 2013

Feb 21, 21:47

Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, reported record January revenues. The firm aims to reach 350 retail stores in Taiwan in 2013 and 450 stores...

Taiwan market: Three largest mobile telecom carriers to expand retail chains in 2013

Feb 18, 22:58

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, will expand their retail chains by adding...

Buynow to open 3 new stores in China in 2013

Jan 30, 22:01

Buynow, a channel retail subsidiary of notebook maker Clevo, is set to open three new stores in China in 2013, according to Clevo president Simon Tsai and strategic officer Lin Qun...

Taiwan market: Cybermart to expand retail chain in 2013

Jan 18, 14:21

Cybermart, a retail chain in China and Taiwan under Foxconn Group, will expand its operation in the Taiwan market from stores currently to 30 by the end of 2013, according to the...

Taiwan market: No Windows 8 tablets available for sale, say retail channels

Dec 26, 15:28

Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo have unveiled Windows 8 tablets using Intel's dual-core Atom Z2760 while Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Fujitsu, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics plan...

Taiwan market: Foxconn to start online shopping platform

Dec 25, 11:56

Cybermart, a channel retail subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), is set to start its new online shopping platform WOWCyber in Taiwan on December 27.

Taiwan market: Retail sales of iPad 4, iPad mini start

Dec 14, 16:00

Apple started retail sales of the Wi-Fi iPad 4 and iPad mini in the Taiwan market on December 14, according to Data Express which is an Apple premium reseller in Taiwan.

Asustek expects strong tablet shipments for 2013

Dec 3, 22:10

Asustek Computer at its global sales meeting (GSM) on December 3, set the annual shipments goals for its three major product lines for 2013 with the notebook shipments expected to...

Taiwan Mobile plans to spin off retail chain Myfone

Dec 3, 21:20

Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carries in Taiwan, has planned to spin off Myfone, its self-operated retail chain to sell handsets and offer after-sale...

Taiwan market: Samsung to push into PC retail

Nov 29, 15:16

Samsung Electronics Taiwan expects its channel retail network to expand significantly in 2013 and the company will also start entering Taiwan's enterprise PC and government procurement...

Digitimes Research: Nexus 4 to be popular in prepaid SIM card and telecom retail channels

Nov 7, 21:57

Google's Nexus 4, which comes with a 4.7-inch 720p HD display and Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor, is expected to become a popular model in the prepaid SIM card segment...

Taiwan market: Canon to release EOS M series MILC on October 30

Oct 24, 21:33

Canon, after announcing its EOS M series mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) in late July, is set to start selling the model in Taiwan on October 30.

Taiwan market: PC peripheral, DIY retail channels hike inventories in expectations of increased sales due to Windows 8

Oct 17, 15:40

Retail channels of PC peripherals and DIY products in the Taiwan market have raised inventory levels and expect 10% sequential growth in fourth-quarter revenues due to expectations...

Taiwan market: E-Life Mall setting up more retail stores

Oct 8, 11:25

E-Life Mall, an IT and consumer electronics product retail chain in Taiwan, opened its second retail store in northern Taiwan on October 6 and plans to establish three additional...

40W retrofit LED light bulb retail prices fall below US$10/unit

Sep 27, 13:49

The global LED light bulb retail pricing has been falling steadily. According to studies, the price of 40W retrofit LED light bulbs dropped on average by 2.2% to US$19/unit in August...

China market: Smartphone vendors strengthening ties with retail and online channels

Sep 25, 14:00

China-based ZTE, Huawei Technologies and other handset vendors have been strengthening ties with local retail channels or online stores to boost sales of their smartphones, given...

US flat-panel TV retail pricing hits highest level in more than two years, says IHS

Jul 31, 16:30

Average retail pricing for US flat-panel televisions rose to the highest level in two-and-a-half years during the second quarter, driven by the growing proportion of TV sets bearing...

TCAS 2012: Channel retailers expect flat performance on year

Jul 24, 01:40

Taipei Computer Applications Show (TCAS) 2012, a consumer trading show in Taiwan, is only expected to achieve flat on-year performance as their channel retailers' orders from downstream...

Cybermart turns to run store itself

Jul 17, 01:50

Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) channel retailing subsidiary Cybermart is set to transform its business model from acting as a landlord of its IT mall to running...

LED lighting performance/cost to fall to 1W/US$ in retail market at end of 2012, says Edison chairman

Jun 26, 11:31

Continual drops in price have been driving demand for LED lighting products, with performance/cost ratio of 1W/US$ quoted by manufacturers currently expected to fall to 1W/US$ quoted...

China market: Small-scale makers and retail channels to stage comeback in smartphone segment

Jun 15, 14:47

Small-scale handset makers as well as retail handset channels in China may stage a comeback in the smartphone segment optimizing the availability of low-priced models, according to...

Taiwan market: Lenovo releases second-generation ultrabooks

Jun 12, 01:20

Lenovo on June 11, announced its second-generation ultrabooks in Taiwan, featuring Intel's Ivy Bridge processors with 13-inch IdeaPad U310 is priced at NT$28,900 (US$966) and IdeaPad...

Asustek to start selling WoA tablet PC in October

Jun 5, 01:45

Asustek Computer has announced its latest 10.1-inch Windows-on-ARM (WoA) tablet PC – Tablet 600, which is expected to start shipping in September and will be available in retail...