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Wednesday 5 January 2011
Foxlink profiting from investment in Apple retail chain in Taiwan
Taiwan-based connector maker Foxlink saw increased returns on its non-operating investment in Studio A, a premium reseller of Apple products with nearly 30 Studio A chain stores around...
Thursday 23 December 2010
Weak year-end holiday PC sales may affect Huron River promotion in early 2011
Notebook brands are concerned that the weak demand from the year-end holidays may reduce their downstream channel retailers' willingness to promote the upcoming Huron River platform-based...
Wednesday 22 December 2010
Notebook vendors concerned that bad weather will affect demand in Europe
As severe blizzards have recently hit Europe, Taiwan-based notebook vendors have pointed out that their distribution channels in Europe were fully prepared for the year-end holidays,...
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Micro-projector products unlikely to see a strong market penetration in 2011
Despite image product players such as Nikon, Samsung Electronics, BenQ and Aiptek International have all introduced products featuring an integrated micro-projector, but the price...
Tuesday 23 November 2010
Taiwan market: Vendors cut notebook prices
Notebook brand vendors in Taiwan have recently started reducing their notebook prices in a bid to digest their inventory and enable a smooth transition to the new Huron River platform...
Monday 25 October 2010
Clevo to expand the number of Chicony department stores in China
In addition to its Buynow IT mall, Clevo has also recently been focusing aggressively on its partially-invested Chicony department stores and expects the number of stores to expand...
Tuesday 5 October 2010
Synnex enters Turkey retail channel market
As Synnex Technology International's India-based invested company Redington recently acquired a 49.9% stake in Turkey-based channel retailer Arena, Synnex is expected to use the chance...
Monday 4 October 2010
Players turning optimistic toward 4Q10 as sales increase during China holidays
As IT channel retailers in China started digesting their notebook and smartphone inventories on September 20 and saw their sales pick up significantly after October 1, the first day...
Thursday 30 September 2010
Foxconn partners with Metro to open new IT retail store in China
The Foxconn Group has partnered with Germany-based Metro Group to open a new IT retail store, Media Markt, in Shanghai on November 4 and is expected to compete directly against China-based...
Friday 24 September 2010
NAND flash contract prices to continue downward trend in 4Q10
Contract prices for NAND flash memory are likely to decline further in the fourth quarter of 2010, as there are still uncertainties in the market, according to industry sources. Chip...
Friday 13 August 2010
Intel peak season strategy dampens channel notebook sales
Intel's strategy for the peak season in the third quarter of 2010 is dampening overall notebook sales in the channel, since Intel has decided to provide system upgrades instead of...
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Taiwan makers optimistic about LCD TV panel demand in 4Q10
The LCD TV market outlook in the third quarter remains uncertain, but panel makers are optimistic that orders will eventually pick up in the fourth quarter if not earlier amid promotional...
Thursday 15 July 2010
Demand for large-size panels may turn weak in 3Q10
Demand for large-size LCD panels may turn weak in the third quarter as retail channels in China still have a high level of panel inventory, sources with panel makers have warned.
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Clevo to adjust notebook operational strategies
Taiwan-based second-tier notebook maker Clevo, in view of much smaller than expected shipments of 320,000 and 330,000 notebooks in the first and second quarter, respectively, will...
Thursday 24 June 2010
Strong channel demand reportedly causing tight component supply for Apple
Strong channel demand for Apple's new products such as iPad is reportedly leaving its component suppliers including Foxlink unable to fulfill demand, which is also affecting iPad...
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