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Apple Watch Holiday Sales Are Hot, Says Tim Cook
Dec 26, 2016Tim Cook is pretty pleased by sales of the Apple Watch this holiday shopping season. The Apple CEO told Reuters the gadget set a sales record during the first week of holiday shopping and is on track for its best quarter yet. "Our data ...
Tags: Apple, Tim Cook, Apple Watch
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US: TIA Hails Fall Toy Preview 'A Great Success'
Oct 9, 2016‘The event drew a considerable, optimistic crowd and showcased thousands of compelling playthings from our industry’s most creative toymakers,’ says the TIA’s Marian Bossard. The Toy Industry Association’s ...
Tags: TIA, Fall Toy Preview
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TIA Moves Play Fair to November for 2017
Jun 20, 2016The consumer show will nearly double in size next year when it takes to Halls 1A and 1B of New York's Javits Center. The second annual Play Fair will leave its slot at February's US Toy Fair next year, moving to November instead. The ...
Tags: toys, games, video game experience
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Tablet Shipments Decline 18% on Year in 3Q15
Nov 4, 2015Worldwide tablet shipments reached only 50.64 million units in the third quarter, up 9% from the second quarter, but still down sharply by 18% on year, despite the fact that Europe and US retailers were aggressively preparing for the ...
Tags: tablet shipments, tablet
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U.S. Online Retail Sales for The Christmas Season Rose 15% Year on Year to $53.3 Billion
Jan 8, 2015U.S. online retail sales for the Christmas season, from November 1 to December 31, rose 15 percent year on year to $53.3 billion, according to comScore Inc. Cyber Monday, December 1, ranked as the heaviest online spending day of the year ...
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The Average Customer Satisfaction Score for Amazon Slipped Five Points to 83
Dec 30, 2014The average customer satisfaction score for Amazon slipped five points to 83 to tie with QVC for the highest score among the top 100 e-commerce sites measured over the holidays, likely because of increased price competition, according to ...
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Retail Sales During The Black Friday to Christmas Eve Period
Dec 30, 2014Overall, retail sales during the Black Friday to Christmas Eve period excluding automotive sales increased 5.5 percent in 2014, according to Mastercard Spendingpulse’s initial view on the 2014 U.S. holiday shopping season. The ...
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US Jewelry Store Sales Rise 3.3 Percent to $24.733 Billion for The First 10 Onths of 2014
Dec 12, 2014Specialty jewelry store sales in the U.S. fell 3.9 percent year on year to $2.37 billion in October. The sharp drop was not as obvious in the preliminary jewelry and watch sales total during the month, which Rapaport News reported on ...
Tags: Specialty jewelry, jewelry, watch
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U.S. Jewelry and Watch Sales in September Increased 3 Percent Year on Year
Nov 7, 2014U.S. jewelry and watch sales from all retail outlets in September increased 3 percent year on year to $5.521 billion, according to preliminary government figures. As is often the case, the sector's totals for previous months were revised, ...
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The Diamond and Jewelry Sector Witness a Slowdown in The High End
Oct 27, 2014The diamond and jewelry market, like the global economy, is sending mixed messages ahead of the holiday shopping season. The prevalent claim that the economy is showing its strongest prospects since the 2008 crash is being disputed by ...
Tags: diamond, jewelry market
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Apple Boosted Its Sales and Profits Over The Previous Year
Apr 25, 2014Even in a quarter that saw no product introductions, Apple boosted its sales and profits over the previous year. The company released its fiscal second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, reporting revenue of $45.6 billion and a net ...
Tags: Apple, Computer Products, IT, Consumer Electronics
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February Jobs Report
Mar 10, 2014National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay and NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz issued a response to the organization's February jobs report. "While there are signs of modest momentum in the economy, now is not the time ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Retail Industry
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Zepol Corporation Reports That U.S. Vessel Imports Were up 3.7% From 2012
Feb 13, 2014Zepol Corporation reports that U.S. vessel imports were up 3.7 percent from 2012, which totaled more than 18.2 million TEUs (twenty-foot container) brought into the U.S. last year. U.S. imports in 2013 started off at a slow start but ended ...
Tags: U.S.Imports
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Total Holiday Retail Sales Was in Line with NRF's Projected Forecast of 3.9 Percent
Jan 17, 2014Severe winter weather did not dampen December retail sales as shoppers took advantage of heavy promotions and last-minute deals. According to the National Retail Federation – the world’s largest retail trade association ...
Tags: Holiday Retail, Jack Kleinhenz, NRF, more-confident consumer
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Intel's Fourth-Quarter Net Income Rose 6 Percent
Jan 16, 2014Intel's fourth-quarter net income rose 6 percent, as the company offset flat demand for its personal computer chips with higher sales of other products. The world's largest chipmaker earned $2.63 billion, or 51 cents per share, up from ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics