iPhone developers see sales slump
iTunes 9 has reorganised the App Store and developers are welcoming some changes while complaining about others, reports InformationWeek.
The changes Apple made to its App Store through the release of iTunes 9 are being met with a mixture of gratitude and worry by iPhone developers. There's appreciation for changes that improve app exposure but some developers, particularly smaller ones, are seeing a decline in sales.
Beyond the ongoing controversy over Apple's management of the iPhone app approval process - which culminated in the unusual public posting of Apple's response to an FCC inquiry about the way Apple vets apps - there's the more mundane difficulty the company faces in managing its success.
'Make do and mend' costs SMEs
British retailers are being forced to 'make do and mend' with old, inefficient equipment, as nearly half (48%), don't have the cash to upgrade it, according to Retail Bulletin.
Over half of small and medium-sized retailers (64%) also wait until their equipment breaks down completely before replacing it. The problem is costing retail SMEs over £890 million (R11 billion) a year in wasted energy, according to the Carbon Trust.
It was revealed in a survey of 412 small and medium-sized retailers at the opening of the Carbon Trust's Big Business Refit campaign. The Big Business Refit aims to help retailers scrap their old power-guzzling equipment and replace it with new equipment that's more efficient and cheaper to run.
Mindshare offers 'The Store TV'
Mindshare is to roll out a monthly Web-based TV programme based on retail, called 'The Store TV', reports B&T.com.
The initiative has been developed alongside The Store, an internal WPP company that pools the network's retail knowledge. The Store TV will look at retail issues and opinions aimed at current and potential Mindshare clients.
It is produced at Mindshare's London office. Content will include interviews, news, retail technology and consumer insights.
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