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Wal-Mart Will Push TVs, Laptops on Black Friday

Discount circular leaks ahead of schedule

Nov 17, 09 6:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Details of Wal-Mart's Black Friday deals—normally kept under wraps until Thanksgiving week—have been obtained by CNNMoney and partially confirmed by the retailer. The day after Thanksgiving will see deep discounts on high-def TVs, laptops, and Blu-ray players. Some specifics:
  • Sanyo 50-inch plasma TVs will be available for
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big deals • iPod • sales • GPS • consumer electronics • Black Friday • large-screen TVs • Wal-Mart • Blu-ray • computers

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Fast-Food Star of
Recession: $5 Footlong

Subway is rewarded for listening to franchisee

Nov 7, 09 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - BusinessWeek has found what it calls the "fast-food success story of the recession"—the $5 footlong sandwich from Subway. The simple idea began with a franchisee who noticed slow sales on weekends and decided to knock down prices to bring in customers. After sales went through the... More »

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fast food • recession • fast food industry • sales • Subway

 Cheap—and Good— 
 Wine Websites 

Wineries, buyers both benefit from direct sales

Jul 8, 09 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - With wine sales plateauing, wineries are embracing direct, discounted sales in what amounts to a win-win situation for sellers and buyers. The Los Angeles Times singles out the top discount websites:
  • winestilsoldout.com sells one wine at a time until it’s gone. The site usually offers two or
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wine • sales • wineries • Internet sales • online sales • winery • Jay-ZTV • winestilsoldout.com • thewineliquidator.com • winewoot.com

(Newser) - More and more recession-plagued Americans are turning to direct-sales companies like Avon for extra income, the AP reports. Mary Kay saw its sales force grow by 22% this year, and Tupperware also reports higher profits and more salespeople. "'I need money.' That's what I've been hearing since about... More »

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employment • recession • sales • Tupperware • Mary Kay • Amway

 In Recession, 
 Sales of Sex 
 Toys Boom 

People have 'more time on their hands'

May 21, 09 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recession is good news for at least one retail segment: Sales of so-called sexual enhancement devices are through the roof, Advertising Age reports. Lubricant sales jumped 32% in the first quarter, and sales of “marital aids” sold in food, drug, and mass-market stores have soared 74%. “When... More »

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marketing • recession • sales • sex toys • personal lubricant • economy • financial crisis • sexual enhancement

 'Inaugurabilia' Reaps 
 $2M for Ceremonies 

Ceremonies fully funded by trinkets, donations

Apr 22, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(AP) - Barack Obama's inauguration fundraisers had no problem capitalizing on a hot market for keepsakes. Obama-themed clothing, jewelry, rulers, and piggy banks raked in a grant total of $2 million for the inaugural committee. Even before the tchotchke change, the committee was already debt-free—the $53 million in individual donations disclosed... More »

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Barack Obama • sales • inauguration • souvenir • President Obama • Inauguration Day

 Volkswagen Challenges 
 Toyota's No. 1 Ranking 

Global sales surge on Germany, China stimulus, Toyota lags

Apr 17, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Volkswagen may have beaten Toyota in global sales in the first quarter, Reuters reports. Although VW sales declined overall, the company's market share increased to 11% with 1.39 million vehicles sold. Toyota has not released sales figures, but it estimated its first-quarter sales at 1.23 million. Volkswagen had... More »

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China • Germany • Toyota • automaker • sales • Volkswagen • vehicle • sales projections • global stimulus

 Wii Muscles Up 
 With 'Sports Resort' 

Nintendo hopes Frisbee, fencing will boost flagging console sales

Apr 9, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get ready to pull a muscle as Wii expands its offering of audience participation sports to Frisbee (with a dog), fencing and jetskiing, reports Reuters. Sports Resort is scheduled to be released in June, said Nintendo executives. The company hopes the new activities will boost flagging sales of Wii game... More »

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Japan • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • sales • game consoles • Wii Fit • video games • Wii • electronic games

China Firm Sold Illegal Nuke Materials to Iran: Prosecutors

Company said to have sent tons of supplies, breaching UN rules

Apr 7, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York officials today charged a Chinese businessman with illegally selling tons of materials to Iran that could be used to make rockets and nuclear weapons, the New York Times reports. Sales in 2006-08 of tungsten and other metals, often through shell firms, break UN rules, prosecutors say. Li Fang... More »

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China • Iran • United Nations • nuclear weapons • nuclear • sales • indictment • rockets

De Beers to Halt Work
at Diamond Mines

Firm last suspended production during the Great Depression

Feb 24, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - De Beers has temporarily shut down its diamond mines in Botswana due to low demand for the precious stones, the Telegraph reports. The firm’s Botswana mines account for half of De Beers’ output, and about a fifth of diamond production worldwide. De Beers was not able to sell a... More »

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Africa • diamond • sales • mine • De Beers • Botswana • gems

 Wii Are the Champions as Holiday Sales Rocket

Game sales stay strong despite recession

Dec 12, 08 4:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Video game sales remain strong despite the flagging economy, reports USA Today. Nintendo Wii had its biggest month ever in November, selling more than 2 million systems, twice what the company sold last November. Microsoft Xbox 360 also had a strong month with best-selling games Gears of War 2, and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • sales • PlayStation 3 • video games • Microsoft Xbox 360 • Gears of War 2 • Call of Duty: World at War

Declining Paper Sales Sink Landmark Harvard Sq. Kiosk

Stand has sold print for 50 years above university's T stop

Nov 19, 08 4:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Harvard Square will most likely soon lose the iconic newsstand that has operated there for 50 years, the Cambridge Chronicle reports. The lease for Out of Town News expires at the end of the month, and the business has declined to renew it because of poor sales. “Nobody buys... More »

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newspaper • Massachusetts • journalism • sales • Harvard • magazine industry

 Everything Must Go: 
 Hard Times Create 
 Yard Sale Boom 

'Thrift economy' thriving as households struggle to meet mortgage payments

Oct 25, 08 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yard sales are on the rise nationwide as the economy heads for the cellar, the New York Times reports. Flyers for sales cover lampposts in formerly booming communities as struggling homeowners seek to raise cash from selling off all the non-essentials—even children's toys. Many of the bargain-hunters are in... More »

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recession • sales • US economy • sale

 Eagle Eye Soars At Box Office 

Spike Lee's new war film barely breaks Top 10

Sep 28, 08 8:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eagle Eye flew into first at the weekend box office by grossing $29.2 million, Variety reports. The Diane Lane-Richard Gere romantic drama Nights in Rodanthe swooned into second place with $13.6 million, while Lakeview Terrace ranked a neighborly third by banking $7 million. Spike Lee’s Miracle at ... More »

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box office • sales • weekend • movies • Lakeview Terrace • Eagle Eye • Miracle St. Anna

 Hirst Auction Yields $199M 

Dealer-less London sale smashes records

Sep 17, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Damien Hirst sold 223 pieces of artwork for $199 million by the end of a two-day auction yesterday, shattering the record for most revenue in an auction of a single artist’s work, Forbes reports. The previous mark was held by Pablo Picasso, with 88 sold for $20 million in... More »

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art market • art • Damien Hirst • sales • credit crisis • art auction • Pablo Picasso

 Clog-Maker Crocs Falling Off

Firm has seen drastic decline in sales, share price

Aug 1, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Crocs, Inc,. the firm that makes those ubiquitous rubber clogs, is having a bit of a fashion emergency. The stock has lost 90% of its value in less than a year, and the company predicts a 20% sales decline by the end of 2008, NPR reports. The firm’s execs... More »

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business • shoes • Crocs • sales • share price • trend • footwear • fads

 Apple Sells 1M
 iPhones in 3 Days 

Gadget posts phenomenal first weekend

Jul 14, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone 3G turns out to be pretty popular, technical glitches or no. Apple sold 1 million units in its first weekend, Bloomberg reports, sending the company’s shares up 3.5%. As of last night, half of the company’s 187 US retail outlets were already sold out. “... More »

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iPhone • Apple • sales • AT&T • iPhone 3G

Laptops Finally Outsell Desktops

Laptop sales soar 21% this year as desktops sag by 4%

Jan 1, 08 5:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Tech buffs have forecast a laptop takeover for years—and now US buying data is finally confirming a coup de desktop. Consumer laptop sales beat out desktop buys for the first time last year, and corporations will likely follow in 2008, the Los Angeles Times reports. New technology, lower prices,... More »

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technology • Apple • sales • laptop • desktop computers • computer

Toyota Poised to Overtake GM

Plans to build 9.95 million vehicles, widen lead as largest automaker

Dec 25, 07 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Toyota, the most profitable automaker in the world, says it will increase production by 5% to a record 9.95 million vehicles in 2008, opening up a lead over General Motors, Reuters reports. Toyota, which sold 9.36 million vehicles in 2007, also expects sales to increase 5% in 2008... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • automaker • sales • auto industry • auto sales

Are Brits
Less Stout
of Heart?

UK sales of Guinness slip as pub-goers seek more 'refreshing' pints

Nov 23, 07 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The champion of breakfast beers the world over, Guinness is facing stiff competition from more refreshing lagers targeting the after-work crowd. Sales in in Britain were off 13% in each of the last 2 years, the BBC reports, and in Ireland, where the black stout has been the best-selling beer... More »

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United Kingdom • beer • Ireland • sales • Guinness

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