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Strategies for Retailers Fighting Price Wars

(PhysOrg.com) -- All retail companies want to maximize their profits, while at the same time maintaining high market share compared with their competitors. One way to do this is by promising to offer the lowest ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (12) | comments 4 feature

Kindle Fire software update on the way

Amazon said Monday that a software update to improve the performance of Kindle Fire tablets will be released within two weeks.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

German regulators fine Microsoft for price-fixing

(AP) -- Antitrust regulators fined Microsoft Corp.'s German subsidiary 9 million euros ($11.8 million) and said the world's largest software maker illegally influenced retail prices for its Office 2007 programs.

Technology / Business

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

You can look -- but don't touch

Consumers are often told that if they break an item, they buy it. But a new study suggests that if they just touch an item for more than a few seconds, they may also end up buying it.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Kindle sales quadrupled on Black Friday: Amazon

Online retailing giant Amazon said Monday that sales of its Kindle e-readers and tablets quadrupled on Black Friday over the previous year's annual pre-Christmas national shopping orgy.

Technology / Business

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research firm: Amazon sells $199 tablet at a loss

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire tablet, which started shipping this week, costs $201.70 to make, a research firm said Friday. That's $2.70 more than Amazon charges for it.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

RIM says committed to PlayBook amid price cuts

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) dismissed a report on Thursday that it was pulling the plug on its PlayBook tablet computer.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research shows techie trendsetters will blow their budget to get their hands on latest iPhone

People may be counting the pennies in their household food budgets, but a University of Warwick economist has found UK consumers are willing to pay up to three times the price to get hold of the latest piece of ‘geek ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Amazon shares slip on revenue miss, profit outlook

(AP) -- Amazon.com's results for the holiday shopping season highlight the inherent tension between retailers and consumers: What's good for one isn't necessarily good for the other.

Technology / Business

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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

created May 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gift Guide: Tech books that enlighten, entertain

(AP) -- Your holiday shopping list probably includes gadgets, games and gizmos that illustrate how technology is changing the way we work, play and communicate. So why not throw in a few books about the people and services ...

Technology / Other

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Growing online sales could lower prices, but also trim choices

Shoppers could see lower prices but less variety to choose from as more manufacturers sell directly to consumers through the Internet, according to new research led by a University of Illinois business professor.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New study says to look at more than just price to find the best travel bargains

If you're looking for bargain air travel, a new study finds that you should look at more than just the ticket price. Instead, a researcher at North Carolina State University who co-authored the study says that consumers need ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chinese shoppers buying 'grey market' iPads

Technology-mad Chinese shoppers are paying a huge mark-up for Apple's new iPad on the grey market, only days after the device went on sale in the United States.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

FDA ignores critical information on home HIV tests

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (May 29, 2009) The FDA is ignoring critical information in deciding whether to approve an over-the-counter, rapid HIV test for home use, according to a recent article ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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