T-Mobile Plans to Stop Stocking BlackBerrys In-Store, While AT&T and Verizon Plan to Keep Them Around bit.ly/14J1py6 T-Mobile said on Thursday that it plans to stop carry BlackBerry phones on its store shelves though it will continue to sell them online and let customers order the devices from its retail locations. “T-Mobile continues to support the Blackberry platform,” a T-Mobile representative told AllThingsD. “The T-Mobile retail channel is moving toward fulfillment via direct ship for Blackberry devices, rather than in-store inventory. A customer will still see a phone on the shelf. If inventory is not available in the store, the device can be ordered.” The move comes amid mass layoffs, very sluggish sales of BlackBerry 10 devices as well as the company’s plan to sell itself to a large shareholder. AT&T meanwhile, said it is not pulling the plug on BlackBerry, at least for now. “We continue to carry BlackBerry devices in our stores,” AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel told AllThingsD. Verizon announced last week on Twitter that it planned to carry BlackBerry’s upcoming Z30 smartphone. Verizon said it continues to sell online and in stores. “We’re going to support our customers and give them options on how to buy from us,” Verizon said. Sprint declined to comment.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 00:47:51 +0000
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