News tagged with sales tax holiday

Sales tax holiday spurs business, losses in tax collections

Sales tax holidays for certain goods lead to significantly higher sales on the goods, but also substantially reduce tax collection revenue.

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iPad dominates due to Apple's supply deals

Apple certainly has lots of buzz and corporate cache behind its products, but there's a hidden - almost mundane - reason its newest iPad is likely to dominate the competition: the advantageous deals the company ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Barnes & Noble falls on guidance cut, Nook review

(AP) -- Barnes & Noble is considering options for its quickly growing but expensive Nook e-book reading business, its latest attempt to regain profitability as the publishing industry adapts to the rising ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Holiday shopping online rockets in US

US consumers turned in record levels to the Internet for holiday shopping this year, further boosting online sellers' share of the huge national retail pie.

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created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Online shopping moves into mainstream

When it comes to the holiday shopping season, online purchases have not only earned a seat at the adult's table but are increasingly eating all the food.

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created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overstock.com unloads goods at Utah auction

(AP) -- Overstock.com, the online retailer known for selling distressed merchandise, was feeling a little distressed itself. With household merchandise stacking up in a warehouse, it opened the doors Thursday ...

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

RIM: Next-generation phones not out till late 2012

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. said Thursday that new phones deemed critical to the company's future will be delayed until late 2012.

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created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thai floods ripple through global supply chain

Thailand's worst floods in decades may gradually be subsiding but ripples will be felt by companies and consumers for months to come, analysts say, underlining the fragility of the global supply chain.

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created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yahoo's 3Q shows company remains in financial funk (Update)

Yahoo keeps losing ground in the fast-moving Internet market, increasing the pressure on the struggling company to abandon its perpetual turnaround attempts and negotiate a sale with one of several prospective ...

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created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Conn. gets tough with Amazon, pushing on with tax

Connecticut officials are not giving up on requiring Internet sellers to collect state sales taxes, despite signs from online retailer Amazon.com that it has no immediate plans to abide by the state's new Internet tax law.

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created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

US shuts down 82 counterfeit goods, music sites (Update)

US authorities announced Monday the shutdown of 82 websites selling mostly Chinese-made counterfeit goods, including golf clubs, Walt Disney movies, handbags and other items.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 28, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0


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