Apple Bans Online Sales In Japan

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday April 27, 2010 @05:58PM from the bricks-are-our-friends-and-mortar-too dept.

siddesu writes "Large retail stores in Japan were ordered a week ago to stop selling Apple products online (Google translation; Japanese original). The comments in the Japanese business newspapers suggest that Apple believes online shopping confers an aura of 'cheapness' on its products; but surely killing the Apple store's competition must have entered into the calculation. As of today, most of the largest retailers have notices on their Apple catalog pages asking you to visit the shop if you want to acquire a piece of magic. It seems that for the moment the campaign is aimed at the big fish, as smaller shops still seem to be selling Apple products."

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Re:What next? by e4g4 · 2010-04-27 18:07 · Score: 5, Informative

You have to sign a lot of papers to sell new Apple products at retail.

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Re:News of the day by KDR_11k · 2010-04-27 18:24 · Score: 5, Informative

What, banning online sales to force people to buy at retail (and likely from Apple Stores)? It's at least an anti-consumer move.

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