News tagged with retail sales

ISU economists study Iowa communities 15 years before and after Wal-Mart

(Phys.org) -- Small towns in Iowa (between 3,000 and 20,000 population) that have hosted Wal-Mart stores showed moderate increases in total retail sales in the 15 years following the stores' opening according ...

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Amazon, Texas reach deal to settle sales tax spat

(AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com reached an agreement with Texas officials Friday to settle a sales tax dispute by expanding operations in the state and starting to collect sales taxes.

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US video game sales drop 25 percent in March

(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 25 percent in March from a year earlier to $1.1 billion. It marked the fourth month of decline as Sony Corp.'s new PS Vita handheld failed to ...

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Amazon announces new Indiana distribution center

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. announced plans Tuesday for a $150 million warehouse and distribution center in southern Indiana after state officials gave the online retailer two more years before it has to start collecting sales ...

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February video game retail sales drop 20 percent

(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video games tumbled 20 percent in February as people cut spending on video games and systems in a month without big new game launches.

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Online sales in China up 66% year-on-year: report

Online sales in China in 2011 grew 66 percent from the previous year, with turnover totalling 780 billion yuan ($125 billion), according to a report cited by state news agency Xinhua Thursday.

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Amazon 4Q results, outlook sends stock lower

Shoppers spent more money online this holiday season than ever before, and yet, Amazon -the world's largest Internet retailer- failed to meet Wall Street's sales expectations with its latest financial results.

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US video game sales drop 21 percent in December

(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 21 percent in December from a year ago to $3.99 billion as players bought fewer games for their aging consoles, according to market researcher ...

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Holiday shopping? Why does rubbing elbows turn consumers off?

Although holiday sales and events try to drive as many customers to retail stores as possible, a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that the crowding may drive them away as well.

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'Cyber Monday' sizzles with US online shopping

US shoppers were on pace to drive "Cyber Monday" sales to a new record high as people flocked the Internet to snap up deals offered by online retailers.

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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.

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

Interview: Internet tax a states' rights issue

(AP) -- Before he became a U.S. senator, Mike Enzi ran a shoe store and was mayor of Gillette, in the heart of Wyoming's coal country.

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'Call of Duty' sets five-day sales record: publisher

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" raked in $775 million worldwide in its first five days, blowing away the record set by last year's release, publisher Activision said Thursday.

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Electronics set to power US holiday sales: report

Electronics sales are set to light up an otherwise dreary US holiday shopping season, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.

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created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Activision 3Q earnings soar, 2011 outlook raised

(AP) -- Activision Blizzard Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter net income nearly tripled thanks to strong demand for its video games. The company also raised its full-year outlook on the heels of Tuesday's launch of ...

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