Multichannel
October 29, 2012
By Staff reports
Please click here to register for the free Oct. 30 webinar at 2-3p.m. ET on “What Apple’s offense means to luxury brands, retailers and rivals”
Apple, in a tough turf fight with Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, Dell, Nokia, Research In Motion and Hewlett-Packard, is setting the tone for marketers and retailers with a unique mobile ecosystem that could shape the future of luxury marketing and retail and leave out those not in the loop.
{"ct":"h33YMqJw+UM45iArgKuXiiLsvvM8Jz8rgG\/AorSj5GeK2DDXFmPidb9\/F5eQoEtvYSOWk2oN2tJQBDYcfrNrRAiFAcxHYf8+z9LiAJAOwKrVqm7KeLItb5nmJZecyDQTsDnU1LXdwtYWFjIdDUcLEu0i2KSQVgnwh76ApmcHl0iljM1tX6S5nPqcgSHQVzftn8RBhwQu5gtbpG18L0bzhSpcWYZTwj+vmfjAbMStet1AaV9SRzK1eBTZ\/Y0QFWFM4BOSjaeS5AXe3UqAuMhUNP8\/GPGRQN6V9ZDIXBTANuYOnqIXx71kCogfsKfYv1mTpe6KvrGXcu40S4+F5j3Bc27Hkt249t5eMeRd8vwy2TLACZzAkGFs\/\/tRd8CACSo6e80mwFWSA9XXIpsMB3meyfGniaq3p3vPpY0fZPlz3t1YA26cbOV7TkWK7wcrk+VieTgljLLK784WymtQPGNhHoEZcQ16ftAIAMjQceHqOC2h+x9eGdYu9gKTVeLzBLRT6QiW2ffJ+f7e+avYRGixoWXWyXFcPrcpXgplsA3iOSuTc4rNG4ccEYC1D5BEY7HkeqeoY3qKqrZNOup7ODtwlKKkJHP22cicG84teVSLdtTFhfOgaUAzsWP9VlKoQBQiaoM\/1bW\/JMteuE1DdqYOi8Gi\/MAKZb5Jl\/npw6uMfqXEFevsKX1W5+vReg9MqvI7qH8hwWNsOyWkn3xEPkKbbvbRNzGdkvuVZQ\/7D+WB1xSwGiKB9qtOFu+qWBAa36+W0L4l24GtrbeomdTETYLaTTK6Gq1JD98erxfNIbfVDa6fMPK1\/I2+wjO8sfRnMa3wMpvegZEbyo4W1iVYL7C6NTAJ0ALBJIeK+JRi5wTHaDih+bWFdPYSokP\/wPIXzsGmXsuOJhUdywXWgg\/SwWnaeNleQArqrsU8JqGbMs\/J7g4wHAvcbJjTTUD95HutIxp8dhZjVE2fkyU5zCLx2CvJwRR64gvvbGXUFFf6JbreI84Bk8uFJJRIJldnu817moidE6gmFruyamcawTi52t3r7p4+hVrMkQZdrc0dDMDP9JDZg8vgZU1WZyHyNVMXIMJ8AeUlWbSIS\/ZRhWnBe4A67VT2IxeONUxNRxKXxmSFnqMYYXcGKw92mQuUr9xy0ggJzSv4\/BzSrvme9rjCE2rSM5OUrWW+IxFUkmJwhKZVwhSAOYa+jEy5cmYDhdy1kPyb0nfwiwsBmPbaQ\/lPGcIOMTwjFGfyvq0Sn\/farI+eXBnlSCIqm88U4mh8t9w05D+ao\/kBaQEU1DvDDI03HyUAkiS6ks3lVrAumSHMCTOQ8WeavbZ2DLxpE6MyRPP3aWmylqiW+ZSFZ1RsxP3ZUJN\/G1h8xi4lA2fUSguGs5Z35cEeOjfPs+kInFzxSatkr6IGyTMaRZ9uKfZ+rs3dvfPV4DhRZdyhbiP5rWg2NOOu9rB07JFEvPKacqPDI3acpgHfH6IwPJ9JX2wpXvGJKyIcoDDea3TEIOIJd0vodXFeCSt+rZjox4k0AiEpndgVlXL\/ONzIUnWNzd+Ia0\/i9c1f4U1ACLUiYCA61qiNyViMM0owDcHsIHUnRV9u4bBARUDtg211Vf4PxTkTJzxCTkSuciO7rxUnK8BGHudkYrTLNT7CS66yiV27bRgmsgcgaDq1mCs\/h+ZNefS92gPyT+WwtRaixjlDY0q1loynrHZwD5sq2XNrZvh8fojTJ+f9G1gu0fwpS6LBMDskKNSf3BtN5LJh7lRZwSdZ4Vow40Ou9CU0pTm181CO96jRZ0r+UlAe9Pysj\/HpQJBmuEGolwrA\/VroX7+mKtx7dz4o23bFVuEqlMMgQ3DPFqav6ArZZQNnBLaYIEEfFv7KkMIzuakRYZ4VGgHyFjqzGIGr5fIPnc0QNrS5paTFXvliwaKLKoiIjW9tmYJRvBmKtAYoWEM4BmPLslgIFf\/b5\/mvV2Kh+\/7WLCBArRL1jG+rnWsJl+FGJWWMgRPXyLcL4n+ubuIRfZRMGpZuR1+mdhKUE2yl1TJSGbFUdFN01pyyt1b72rVdaCX5oLn3trTPL\/zOzLANtwoq4eIMl\/xdqCXxUS\/c6pm6u2bIbNe4x8935p3ieAHssqcYXu8e6+3dk\/mGCB4whABtIrMxBVPj4JzhF2CL59PaSkOYIsIW3e+CtndRYdFUiOZY4HdJ6WZkQMvNqUMEmqF8no6t9xfobM0JPMQe81LfsNjy284HMD0\/gqbfnnJL99HdJa0x532cYXkJL0JD\/DKpxiq\/Z3QVC9mVkZyYIJzwy3Vg+zLxF+z5baubxnbLcyLudiadCdEPYwG\/pV694GWIP5zbXrKKIzrJLiL3t5ljjYVLrkkzmkSIXrhaXA122u7VvYRtTLqPEgTNn4GlQAXEUQRrgg1OrU2zJC4uf8tKnJEBGSFfJubewZ3qJLiUautkzEGKEQYr3wy215\/gmwox+adrDOh+MSJrSwK+J9E1JNnMqv+XWRyvhdyMqur24aR2qnRsMhDCUHIj+1oTCw578ojnpdeaCYoxZVkr4IXhNb4bQnODDdJ5S0Oya03AIVrEeLDDaoD5LW2cmbHLzrUTOMcKMobprfmU\/hhRdZeJ4ylpE0OAKBrj3GVGcz+kFtx7CVS+l5X1d\/mCzojJq3pYfn8WHWuOP3cCfTWP1shVThPqH1BCQP29LDB7RyOERZm3b5LZgpVscIQOpyPNbm8GTsWxIO7dkPhw25qkKUSIa9Q9rsv5OERp\/dmYeqoMKVhLsEun58AtimfXwfkOi5\/QD1j73Fv8wRFgW1qDEHP0erW+uKFO\/HgLm3gozgm5Aat6GJWqJqdfmVAtWY3msb6BM7bxCyjYLk+lmYzIMB9OPNwQJF21wx0bJFp4LLF86RB4dLxlDpq3xwoZiwf10KMxt1f2fB7fefHVQYa+OcvN8T\/DKSF6h\/7Pa7\/PdXhKyK8GF+cfUTcrY8XNydySuE0bmqGpo9Y4ANdFXG2k5lw9zM8sYx8upHw04KBEfFKvDXk\/b7X3DL\/yXK7pgCXLVwte5dShJN7DlZ1jPKA0\/O6y7wb1yGre9BQUatsFtIR5cBBppE6Np5P8iXeeVypZfRudxT6EEOuW08vU\/SdnDIJcqcjSLXptMQjayuICnvtOE6T8tS6mpOct6TfzedbtUxinbAAUCa5tVB7jb4jdPudfBdLYcXrWeS1KWMm5bT1Y+fvQKQS7LPQkuhSI4sdr+NT7aAkLqhTwl\/cfZBOru+NzPEXp6LWeIoHFIXF1skmMnu423dXBcyp8EChP2nlVk0oXBHL8Rrx70L6hgcN+SOlNcW+RLBuSnB2ZL\/qnRBSfn+VOcW+tczUfW0ekodnfbsumukXuWJ4IQe0OhYSeRzAS6gYbdTSQutDrbBFGevdqlrWQO87aRkHv6uAmg05ocVOhyUDmSszAAOkfcMnvWPNF2C184cLxEE042QTFOULmvQARmorWMRe3IiLC5HxkKpufZx2wtY4HWNLsoftYpS2X9rMLZOLdIAiysIHAdvP1cX3L793Z6mDt8nn4nkIuZqZFwU6Ql9jZ1vCE0zNxIBgC3csm9YxMDw1RBchwkWhD8i8I\/7vpTg0+sPjxExqcW0xLF73RgglKzsKaOJyOk1CtWFIH59770KdbYgyF4TPdvA2rNOV8bcHOCPQ6YGNEh+exl5XCLfwUhpNqGcuNaIeUghtgRBGDzAF0ag+59Scc5RJ3OalXZMRtW7gJpduDHUBirTazUQw0yVBaMw9jj6LKBgiz9AbrOmVY7saoqD0A8OqeZVyDV\/AWSQy9JQuXy3Upozuc7NCqtrUzjPpdR6v38DJ1g2zqMNeiWnLL8xS2CzBG+VTa\/uZ+cinaEmx47qtdyXh5eX1SrkQKoJTF\/y3eQ9Uq9L0oPFu1BWnT7DN9SjZwPxsgOv\/BhY0Ptt\/Okb0FXt2ylaBEZMWxZtj1xzHxCctGWguv5PyTckSGOPR3+efTR8h5wedpcG+0ynKUqIONtz9XliKagAQnawL19wnInT+rQLxXPemixGrup8CvD80Ar9QMPd3NYxiXX+NQvkbcpYlXifulwc3DHLPs+Nhq52J9UOjuaotVmMpcTlv7kKcMrAEtorwu8tye01CgG8oe17g7IERK71R7BS6Hua93zuyxP20YROl1ccNPEhSfMW\/S5xedZ7XtuQD0KAXe9lTC6I3F3ke2lpesYPDAUXGAimlORaOeMWJWMWPbj9oRfGYCpTaCElAKkwupEsfps7QNzzpxR1G4cid5II0VVb8p\/HviBZFiyBnilrX4eAkuQCUZp93CRvvNIMsNztqGfBgNpx6pveiiicYD+2\/rhQSs9uyOx3mZWP8\/ijMmsJEzmHwxPNgRgYZq1fUcMtuJBWLIFQH515wEhWijPRSpVqLs7pQKJu1E6HPJx35K6sb4qhhHg1CT6Q0VgrRndl8b6SqfufelT7img1A4LZfx1Xc8Ep4PyTfKynI6P0SW5C+0ehvj+6Ay1fvCSmKUrknewvlGvBRloUNCGD8aOkwrj3gGLeiyB0\/\/jVKbwdRyu2pWQ87W52EH4KNCO7b8dDYacyI\/0BSPJatg2omaHibFkPCEAzF\/kH09R0ncplSfXDGekVfe8FYgiod120MphmX3\/iap9c2jBT0HDI8yP2l8ehsg555dxLU8LEpxlt5nuqwU+hvIue+mYcv77MoccsmxwRKudd8g7l9qOYb2EYeWQxDC7dR\/d\/kPFXG2uA6KeI7tmJn1sggC3m5gygbBEbUZOkac4kyT6h8U6y4JFnL0K0rq1hRBoSlOzl4bZP1RpYbYd4FqDL\/YZEAVs4FTd1TE9MPwzRQoPcu\/bcNCIg2RTmKsWK1eQdcIielt72YYOo9Fhjv8NUO4n6OO5N7uu+uM5HQEMUohIgz1TPF657NOZanrYybkDGDuY+F8CjSRMuwk1fT51++gCR6kth6eh9KSsBoNGsVQxftbKSoZOVLHYvK+5Gg9+enMalCyC5l9hgJ2R+IFkmi205FYoVLA\/YjsF4vdpsGYBZuF9Jf3eZSE4fZISJlr63D7sHI1wtejT7E9z8jQFkD0fZUJxKvT36hbllHkaxOKwViGoT1p9SXYM9Z5DLNa21tIJxtkSCZEmp5RjPzfEdHKOoHb6cJ7padE3whM+XNKlBZTUeBWi+\/MZnfdd2EmI6U3paWD3zVxzWDsusckqyaSnnG8Nbu+9ZTsx3CW5\/3HjrI8q3fOHxBkKPdPPqF7TlUqm76H7axtIy1yaPbWK9vexYAyYeTbHgylCPCxXIUw44IwzDvKvBt4APB4EvtxjjHLV+9nUI8Tb5niqbf3CVels9molrgVm80rlcsJPzUirZfvn4EuCu1hqs7XtmwQ3K52KNgVZceO\/8OrdNr7Dtvvu9RwTfZ\/spby\/RTcWT4rCIejEpoHb4J13TSP9fIsf9kB2OkPNYujKDg1EsLoxWCs6pJxN\/cv59RR0+WU1AObGsfGuZqLWMG0dmX\/MNMTZYHvN4zfdnP90KSrvFtavkMjB2WbV7TCp8ZO5dnzWjzHkI45AuXvwvgLzB6K8Tse5s1uAdI\/TU+Uh6lI5SAWhmp7YiMLWksQfjClWDNqN\/GdcS\/B8VrvGQZqUjczxpnXRsZn2+hYS6EESWyqjRN39l5NjQ\/TfOaA8OvgYsXLKurh872SmBHH9jLQSY9UiQPl50BcHy+bjHUG0Ro9dH6Q04ZK1jYxWfBs22DihuI6m+lUpebpZypaVB5X1XE7Lg7Jze+kKnxa6HoP2O9OON\/F2otFrmthrGp5dsKQ0yWR+5nkLQdhHU+juBCpDJHquqAuzX9IhzxNenDs6\/Th64SEblmmADL4a4ZgtpNTBoCFxEjjgQkCksKDMn8+LgRcpSR7VxNUwWYeeaUuHO3zOeTYmTTAdTZYiSBELhUQ7JcZLEvibyT1RVG+\/4UlaFMKGM6pqe0ql5b8EDWJo9dxLF4LXsz+KN8sEVceEPT+HIUI58Qdqx0CCgJu53Of2YowJJiWoUMo0HtNGtOyoVayHoVD2yBvSqW40ScMs8slN9vNzQ0Pr2v3EbsKLUBvYTeHan0e0qwLZspDu6DQw+ylBrFfDH9wA3eyRdgszMyUJgurZX2J39C4fPCaYOC2OFr5eRWIVMEQS6vAlSY5rYXpKPVZJFMOaf+MrzgbRzo9Fg1SWkR4UhZPdTF636m9ymvr+yeh8tDjRzsszXtEvZcM179qLbHoqB0t9QB\/KoLvkfEzjaEsIcBg8pvOlccoB702nstKTy3rmoGezjaetrK4gx7\/YDOMQyXUk\/v1ppfP2Bh\/neUSDbMZ6wHwv9+bO419Wgk6rwZFk0S35pPYs4SNbcjco6\/nswWbgPTCTHQAGMBK+xsUKqGDKirOlLe\/9tTPMmwRF968QArs5MJqvG08kK0zhxhLgQe7cbNHXNUGFJsGhRXCQ9Nv8Wm9tgXwLo\/61zIFdqdv1n+sk5byf15xtUiDhHsu9t7rFf6LQBSLaWY9BXf2uckkioGNcCZRFmvdNjAh+86C4NORNgIW3c7OJWH13wnKoKcMV+uoKMTT60\/it1ALkxuBNxN+GJzLkmsxfjOeeeMA5\/bxj5jp3sPqbrs5zMg+VdbcQnSLlJ3sb63o3vBUkW3zz3FcgMvoMvJGylUaeQVkOiEZ9\/TedgwQrszIcw\/L\/w49ardQY1TFUmPbync6qJ69dFY3l0OzgyRSUo+eVttpaZFqH4PKbrToyXfkjqdyvLYIjpmRbr+a7Sf\/1uOB18sq\/MfftTv7jdXpvvAfUtwy5hVeN+qFFNuBtypn9wiTRAc2Woy6agDH5rkSCvLeFyGAwPTfC0f1YY0uhi5bAyJRZS\/ee7z7M9tjjTdRheVy9sQXQMbuszfwSjCoichmJcNdPRw+Q3D629GmEIdN87C3iuh5FYuSRSFaphQdaPQE\/6AcMHzwAp+5r4RSaL8JoLjRoC3MDYyfk5YO5dO0\/W83YNlk\/7ks3qHJIZWC9L9UrDFlOa9A4oD7S4CPa\/FZPBl1P0OKZEsOVIQEUqZ9oGW0sf\/Uk702ZR9U1Hk3rvX4VNniPx63qAVbuDnWtC3H0xvr0ah4OtovC9vEVvFpGMRWKzPY2gdLNowReV7H\/pLnt08ewFrRLOG11zOqjur\/s63q3TaiwqmymBl1lRpwuiEqgxygA+ZcMu+xQNlt1JcUKUJI745lVFLPapn2xHu1VvypzJMEDgW24uOGzx5bGVindIOMiwCwkg\/b1gUdWpMrnFLOyTBsmg8k6FGLdyoOVaE3vTuEI8iztcaT7bZ\/g6WvzrSw6gJu25mvYwyWf7XZ+CzEBi97cbFBN++c2v8PKa9C9fcR\/NJ\/Hl3HzmPXjUZ\/6Yiry\/9Q3zX0Vd70nRUJ2BzLPtyhF\/VCMIQzAFGRf9uHbXyFbj21jkozRESSCIA7gLV+I6SIrViWqZCo+h6nlQ2BbsSp++C4i6Xx+bTI9R4x5YrDsPnC+fbRn1JsXi3550r27\/O1IgynCkZAqKjlZe79a1poBZ7o9\/FoYG9vgLbmOehFaD25Y75iajkxeS+5GzGX9lmpM19Z\/qKBCotNwqHhqgeBEzwtX8WJvTVI2oeJRQ4iHANffCY+9Z9JJzHjTJ2MAkB2zVBCaUNYgM7ihFV43iDKAvoZML8qvpy2+lSh5DWgH4n4efeX06Xuw77\/UPRiJhHAwGqeWR+9kn6sBwmH80d8tcjdByghc+8eyL5ArPCg2m9lZsyZG7FSY0815P1b5a6qHb7okO4A+VWeY84DwZ1vHCYFbobVNIH6nSCD7j9LPwR23XkFjg\/guiMqEKEEW3Fv3DGW3D9hkzvKlsyXha8pS2BfpuEsir0SECnkk+9u6HF3Z2dEum+ViyciVWGPyInP3EtAxJM2SDe+lOSly9cAzWiwgej\/Y1HoPard23w1AzNFwOg=","iv":"a0c329dce138db853056259fa995d129","s":"58ade0519aa1fb3a"}
Share your thoughts. Click here