Palm plans to close its retail stores in an attempt to adapt to better programs and less competition, the company said.

Palm All eight brands retailing, as well as the 26 branches within enterprises wireless Airport, which is closed.

The move in May resulted from the increased competition from Research In Motion Blackberry products. About a year ago, BlackBerry dominate the corporate market and Palm has been appreciated by the prosumers, appliances, as a general rule, buy outlets, “said Bill Hughes, an analyst at In-Stat. But since BlackBerry was more successful in the sale of its handhelds in the retail sector, beginning on Palm Prosumer traditional market, “he says.

The companies did not make much sense for Palm from the beginning, by Hughes. “It does not really surprise me,” he says. Normally, the manufacturer to open its own retail outlets, if their strategy is not working, he said. Palm But a quarterly loss of the chain, and decided that companies are increasing their efforts and to sell, other outlets as a way to reduce costs.