Apple products are extinguished one after another from every mail-order site, and what exactly is happening

On the official website of a large electronics mass merchandiser "Yodobashi Camera""By Apple's intention, we will not end sales of all Apple products including iPod, MacBook, iMac, related accessories at" Yodobashi · dot · com "on Internet mail order site and" Hello Yodobashi "at telephone shopping It has become a situation that will not go away. "Announcement that was posted, suddenly you can not purchase Apple products online.

This movement is not only limited to Yodobashi cameras, but it has spread to various places, and there is a possibility that mail order sites that can purchase Apple products may become very small as it is.

Details are as below.
This time, the iPod category of "Yodobashi · dot · com" announced that we have finished dealing with Apple products. As of 11th April 26th at 11:00, it is posted that it is impossible to make mail order for each product due to intention of Apple, and from now on, it is said that only orders by receipt of shops (unable to purchase if you can not visit) It is.
Yodobashi.com - iPod - Audio - AV Equipment - Product List


BIC camera mail order site "Bic camera. ComAlso, for each product "Apple products will be handed over to stores. Please see the receipt store list from the product detailsA sentence accompanied by a sentence is attached.


Under the umbrella of Bic Camera, even on the sofmap mail order site "sofmap.com" all products are "out of stock"It is stated that it is a shop front delivery exclusive item.
Audio · Instrument iPod · iPhone Item List No1 | sofmap.com


In Yamada Denki WEB.COM, the mail order site of the largest consumer electronics retailer in Japan, iPod is not already on the product list, and all Apple-made computers such as iMac display "sold out".
Yamada Denki WEB.COM Apple (Notebook · Desktop)


Even though the major price information site "price .com", the handling stores of the iPod touch 32GB model are nine stores, despite being the most popular model of selling, the result is that the number of stores is very small. The third largest in salesSony's 16GB model walkman "NW-A 845"We deal with 40 stores.
Price .com - APPLE iPod touch MC008J / A (32GB) Compare Prices


Despite being unable to purchase Apple products at mail-order sites of major electronics mass merchandisers, they are now "in stock" on the mail order site "Amazon.co.jp", so that they can purchase smoothly .
Amazon.co.jp: Apple iPod touch 2nd Generation 32GB MC008J / A Newest Models: Home Appliances and Cameras


By the way, why Amazon.co.jp can continue mail ordering of Apple products, Apple has introduced a system to approve operators selling their products via the Internet in the United States, and licensed business It is speculated that Amazon.com is in the list of people. In Japan, similar systems are not introduced. In other words, are several companies selling Apple products at price .com are limited inventory ...?
Apple Catalog & Internet Resellers


If Apple's Japanese corporation is planning to introduce the same system as the US in the future, inevitably fewer stores will be able to handle Apple products, and price competition will not occur, so other companies' products It may be difficult to make such a purchase as "searching for a store that sells cheaply online and buying it" as shown in Fig.

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