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Stuart Weitzman Holdings has named François Kress as the company’s global president. In this newly created position, Kress will oversee all aspects of the global retail and wholesale business plus...

As the third screen after the PC and phone, the tablet is quickly gaining ground as a shopping device. Its use is very different from the smartphone, however. "Smartphones are used a lot for showrooming, comparing prices and pre-buying research, but their conversion rates are usually very low," says François Gaumond. "On the other end, not only is tablet traffic growing fast, but conversion rates on tablets are usually higher than on PCs — and much higher than on smartphones."

eBizcuss, the largest Apple reseller in France, has sued Apple alleging that the company competes unfairly by favoring its own retail stores with new product inventory and by undercutting proposals to small businesses.

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