News tagged with retail market
New research shows correlation between online shopping and keeping up with the Joneses
Online retailers have long wondered if trumpeting consumer-behavior statistics on their websites could hurt business. New findings from Binghamton University should ease their fears, just in time for Cyber ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Analysis says $79 Kindle costs $84 to make
A recent analysis from IHS iSuppli determined that Amazon's $79 Kindle e-reader, which is the online retailer's cheapest Kindle thus far, costs $84.25 to make.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 11, 2011 |
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PayPal to announce online shopping login service
(AP) -- PayPal, eBay's online payment service, plans to announce a new service Wednesday that aims to make it easier to shop online by cutting down on the number of accounts consumers have to create with various Web retailers.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Advertisers scan faces to tailor pitches
Picture this: You stop in front of a digital advertising display at a mall and suddenly an ad pops up touting makeup, followed by one for shoes and then one for butter pecan ice cream.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Samsung says 5 mn new-model Galaxy handsets sold
South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said Wednesday it had sold five million Galaxy S II smartphones worldwide since the device debuted in April.
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Amazon says gets OK for Calif sales tax referendum
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. says the California Attorney General's Office has approved its petition for a referendum that would let voters decide whether to overturn a new law that forces online retailers to collect sales taxes ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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$138 million in funding for Gilt Groupe
Online private sales company Gilt Groupe said Monday that it has raised $138 million in new funding led by Japan's Softbank Group.
May 10, 2011 |
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Facebook's 'Like' button becomes force in e-commerce
Whether you just bought an airline ticket or a pair of jeans online, chances are an Internet search preceded the transaction. Now Facebook hopes to make its vast web of online social connections another central ingredient ...
May 05, 2011 |
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China e-commerce sales up 22% in 2010: report
Online sales in China, the world's largest web market, rose 22 percent in 2010 as price-sensitive consumers turned to the Internet for cheaper products amid rising inflation, an industry report said.
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Grey market iPads selling like hot cakes across Asia
Apple has not yet officially launched the iPad in Asia, but that hasn't stopped a booming "grey market" trade in the world's most talked-about high-tech gadget.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 05, 2010 |
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Farmers' markets offer different strokes for different folks
Farmers' markets are not created equal. Some sell only fresh produce while others offer entertainment and a wide variety of vendors. And each market's unique personality attracts some people while repelling others. A University ...
Feb 19, 2010 |
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Helpful or creepy? Overpersonalized Web sites may spook shoppers
Michael Redding describes the get-to-know-you game between man and machine as a version of "Name That Tune."
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Aisle placements affect grocery sales, research shows
Supermarkets could increase their sales of related items, such as chips and soft drinks, by moving the items closer to each other in their stores, according to research by Ram Bezawada, assistant professor of marketing in ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Cause marketing: Altruism or greed?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies that join with social causes to sell products not only enhance their image but also improve their bottom line, say University of Michigan researchers.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 04, 2009 |
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11 people charged in Detroit painkiller scam
(AP) -- A federal indictment in Detroit says the government unwittingly paid more than $480,000 to a phony health-care business that was a front for acquiring and selling powerful painkillers as far away as Alabama.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 04, 2009 |
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