NPR, Cnet News.comLooks like Wal-Mart and Best Buy are working out: Dell, the world?s second-largest computer maker, is closing its U.S. shopping mall and airport kiosks while embracing a global retail strategy that has placed its hardware in thousands of stores around the world.All 140 kiosks will be shuttered in a matter of days, according Bob Kaufman, a spokesman for Dell, which launched the kiosk effort in 2002 as a way for customers to see products before ordering online or by phone.
"In the past six months the company has adopted a retail strategy that enables Dell to connect with customers it has not necessarily reached in the past," the company said in a statement.
Dell shipped close to 39,000 PCs last year -- accounting for 14.3 percent of the worldwide market, according to Gartner. The only other vendor with double-digit market share was Hewlett-Packard, topping Gartner's list with more than 49,000 PCs shipped worldwide to 18.2 percent of the market.NPR, Cnet News.com
We welcome your comments on this topic on our social media channels, or
[contact us directly] with questions about the site.
More Insights