News tagged with retailers
Amazon invests $175M in Groupon competitor
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that it invested $175 million in social coupon service LivingSocial - the latest sign that the online retailer is delving into promising new methods of e-commerce.
Dec 03, 2010 |
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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.
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.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Amazon's Kindle sleeker, faster, but not perfectly user-friendly
E-books have come a long way since the debut of the Kindle just three years ago. According to Amazon, e-books are now outselling hardcover books in its Web store, and company CEO Jeff Bezos has predicted that ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 21, 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.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 08, 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.
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Retailers ready to capitalize on smart phones' surge
Millions of people no longer head home to sign on to the Internet to shop. And that number is growing as fast as iPhone, Android and BlackBerry mobile devices can be stocked in stores.
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Amazon goes after Apple's iPad in new Kindle ad
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is rolling up its sleeves in its fight to convince consumers that its Kindle electronic reader is better than competing devices such as Apple's iPad, unveiling more aggressive advertising that is ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Consumers will pay more for goods they can touch: research
We've all heard the predictions: e-commerce is going to be the death of traditional commerce; online shopping spells the end of the neighborhood brick-and-mortar store.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Exclusive e-deal with Amazon is cut back
(AP) -- An exclusive e-book deal between Amazon.com and the agent for such Random House classics as "Invisible Man" and "Lolita" is no longer exclusive, and no longer a deal.
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Amazon 2Q profit jumps 45 pct; misses Wall Street
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter income jumped, bolstered by shoppers who spent more with the online retailer even as consumer confidence fell overall.
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Amazon.com offers new lower-priced Kindle DX
(AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday it is introducing a new version of its higher-end Kindle at a lower price as competition among electronic-book readers intensifies.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 01, 2010 |
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China orders online sellers to register details
Online sellers in China will have to provide their real names and addresses or pay hefty fines under new rules introduced Thursday, in Beijing's latest move to tighten control of the web.
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Woot there it is: Amazon buys deal-a-day website
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. has purchased deal-a-day website Woot.com.
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Proposed rules would allow metric only labeling for some products
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued two publications calling for the amendment of labeling laws to allow the voluntary use of only metric units on some consumer products. NIST researchers ...
Jun 25, 2010 |
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