Swiftly formed coalition doomed Amazon's S.C. tax break
The seeds for Amazon's departure from South Carolina were planted upon its arrival.
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May 6, 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 ...
Internet
May 5, 2011
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States push harder for online sales tax collection
(AP) -- Tax-free shopping is under threat for many online shoppers as states facing widening budget gaps increasingly pressure Amazon.com Inc. and other Internet retailers to start collecting sales taxes from their residents.
Business
Mar 21, 2011
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Illinois enacts Web sales tax; online retailers threaten to leave
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn stepped into the Internet tax fray this week, signing into law a bill designed to collect a sales tax for certain online purchases, a move that Amazon.com Inc. said it would blunt by severing ties ...
Business
Mar 12, 2011
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Retail sales of video games dip in January
(AP) -- An industry group says U.S. retail sales of video game consoles and software dropped 4 percent in January from a year earlier.
Business
Feb 17, 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.
Business
Jan 19, 2011
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October video game retail sales slide 4 percent
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories slipped 4 percent in October as demand for most gaming consoles declined from a year earlier, according to data from market researcher NPD Group.
Business
Nov 17, 2010
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Retail sector improves as consumers open their wallets
Retail sales for the upcoming holiday season should echo the nation's struggling economic recovery as consumers increase buying by 2.3 percent over last year, says a new report from Ball State University.
Economics & Business
Nov 10, 2010
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With holidays approaching, TV prices to drop slightly
Prices on big-screen TVs will be going down in time for holiday shopping this year, but don't expect the dramatic discounts of 2009, when they fell 20 percent.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 8, 2010
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Facebook seen as next frontier for online sales
Brick-and-mortar retailers badly want to tap into Facebook's 500 million users.
Internet
Oct 7, 2010
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