Computer maker Dell is further refining its move into traditional retail, announcing yesterday that it will be closing some 140 kiosks it operated to showcase its computers and technology. Dell launched the kiosk program in 2002, and the 140 locations were mostly in shopping malls around the United States. Dell says it will shutter the kiosks to focus on its new retail strategy, which has the company pushing computers through traditional retailers like Best Buy and even Wal-Mart, rather than only offering direct sales to consumers.
