Research groups predict robust online holiday shopping
After a tumultuous presidential election, will Americans be ready to shop for the holidays? Research firms are predicting robust growth for online shopping, at least.
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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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Nov 8, 2011
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Wal-Mart kicks off Cyber Monday on Friday
Cyber Monday is starting earlier and earlier.
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Nov 21, 2016
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Samsung profit at record high on smartphone boost
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its first quarter profit jumped to a record high as smartphone sales remained strong despite the April launch of an updated version of its flagship Galaxy phone.
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Apr 26, 2013
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Holiday sales rose 3 percent below 3.7 percent gain
Holiday shoppers flocked online during the critical holiday shopping season, but overall sales in November and December were disappointing.
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Jan 15, 2016
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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.
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2011
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Black Friday now lasts the whole season, expert says
(Phys.org)—Black Friday has been the traditional kickoff of the holiday shopping season, but consumers can expect Black Friday sales starting now and extending through the end of the year, says Richard Feinberg, Purdue ...
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Nov 15, 2012
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Forrester projects rise in online holiday sales
(AP) -- Forrester Research Inc. is projecting an 8 percent increase to $44.7 billion in online holiday sales compared with a year ago as bargain hunters turn to the Web for deals.
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Nov 2, 2009
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Personal computer sales slip during holiday season
Personal computer sales slipped at the end of last year, despite the holiday shopping season and the release of new Windows operating software for machines, a leading industry tracker reported.
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Jan 11, 2013
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Retail group: Those using both online, stores spending more
A retail trade group estimates that people who shopped both online and in stores from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday spent more than those who stuck to one or the other.
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Nov 28, 2017
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