iPad 2 scarce at Toys 'R' Us
The iPad 2 has been chronically selling out at stores everywhere so news that a new outlet will have the iPad 2 can potentially send shoppers scurrying to that location. But don't expect to waltz into a Toys "R" Us today and get one.In the Los Angeles area, only select Toys "R" Us stores got a shipment of iPad 2s. And a store in Tustin, Calif.--a Los Angeles suburb--had already sold out of the iPad 2 by 10 a.m. The store opened at 9 a.m. Best Buy launched an iPad 2 promotion in its weekly flier.Problem is, few stores have any inventory.Best BuyThe situation isn't much better at Apple stores.The Manhattan Apple store had no stock on Sunday and a store representative said they generally sell out every day. And Best Buy, despite aggressive promotions (see graphic), has trouble keeping any inventory.Chicago downtown and Thousand Oaks, Calif., stores said they're only taking orders and have none in stock.And a store representative at the Thousand Oaks store apologized for giving the impression that iPads, via a Sunday flier featuring the iPad 2, were in stock, when they weren't.
Monday, March 23, 2015
iPad 2 availability easing at some stores
iPad 2 availability easing at some stores
For the first time on Tuesday morning, however, some stores in Los Angeles had enough inventory to sell an iPad to everyone in line then open their doors and still have stock to sell to walk-in customers. Two stores, one at The Grove in the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles and another in Simi Valley, briefly had stock during regular business hours, according to salespeople at those two stores. Alas, that doesn't mean that circumstances have changed for the chronically sold out iPad 2 everywhere in California.An Apple Store in San Francisco says it still sells out before doors open for regular business and that people were already in getting in line at around 2:30 p.m. PST on Tuesday for Wednesday sales, according to a store salesperson.After international sales begin this Friday, we should have a better idea next week if this is a fluke or if supply is actually stabilizing.
For the first time on Tuesday morning, however, some stores in Los Angeles had enough inventory to sell an iPad to everyone in line then open their doors and still have stock to sell to walk-in customers. Two stores, one at The Grove in the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles and another in Simi Valley, briefly had stock during regular business hours, according to salespeople at those two stores. Alas, that doesn't mean that circumstances have changed for the chronically sold out iPad 2 everywhere in California.An Apple Store in San Francisco says it still sells out before doors open for regular business and that people were already in getting in line at around 2:30 p.m. PST on Tuesday for Wednesday sales, according to a store salesperson.After international sales begin this Friday, we should have a better idea next week if this is a fluke or if supply is actually stabilizing.
iOS, Android, and Web traffic- Same old, same old
iOS, Android, and Web traffic: Same old, same old
The big reason, the ad company surmises, is that two quick tablet releases on Apple's part (the third- and fourth-generation models), helped grow the company's share."This data may also suggest that users largely don't switch between different OSes when they upgrade their device," Chitika wrote in a post announcing the results. "Should this be true, manufacturers of Android devices are competing more with each other for customers, while Apple is in little danger of having its user base dwindle."The analysis comes just behind a pair of reports last week highlighting the changing landscape of market share between the two tech giants. The latest, from ComScore, showed Apple gaining on rivals -- including Samsung -- for cell phone market share in the U.S., topping LG for the first time. Even so, a report from ABI Research just days before said Apple's in trouble when it comes to tablets -- the company saw a 14 percent decline in tablet market share from the previous quarter, falling to its lowest level since the first iPad debuted in 2010.Updated at 12:58 p.m. PT to clarify that the Chikita study only examined U.S. and Canadian Web traffic.
The big reason, the ad company surmises, is that two quick tablet releases on Apple's part (the third- and fourth-generation models), helped grow the company's share."This data may also suggest that users largely don't switch between different OSes when they upgrade their device," Chitika wrote in a post announcing the results. "Should this be true, manufacturers of Android devices are competing more with each other for customers, while Apple is in little danger of having its user base dwindle."The analysis comes just behind a pair of reports last week highlighting the changing landscape of market share between the two tech giants. The latest, from ComScore, showed Apple gaining on rivals -- including Samsung -- for cell phone market share in the U.S., topping LG for the first time. Even so, a report from ABI Research just days before said Apple's in trouble when it comes to tablets -- the company saw a 14 percent decline in tablet market share from the previous quarter, falling to its lowest level since the first iPad debuted in 2010.Updated at 12:58 p.m. PT to clarify that the Chikita study only examined U.S. and Canadian Web traffic.
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