By lejla | December 16, 2008
Rather then firing people as most other companies in this economy have decided to do Dell is reducing their packaging cost. Dell hope to save $8.1 million over the next four years by making changes to the material used in packing and shipping their PC’s. The new packaging will be formed from recycled milk and [...]
This article is about how nintendo’s wii is still in demand even though it has been in the market for 2 years. They also mention in the article that the wii is unaffected by the recession that our economy has taken us into. Price has never changed for the wii and yet it is still [...]
In an economic downturn, with online retail sales falling this month for the first time, Internet merchants are offering steep discounts to anyone willing to punch in a secret coupon code or visit a rebate site for a ”referral” before loading up their virtual cart
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http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2008/tc20081210_696392.htm
Because of the economic situation we are in now, people in the market have been turning to the internet for alternatives in spending and in saving their money.
” The urge to live cheaply was reflected in the surging popularity of online video. Tina Fey’s spot-on Sarah Palin shtick was credited for reviving the pop-culture relevance [...]
Sprint is hoping to attract developers by launching a new open platform for its Windows Mobile handsets such as the HTC Touch Pro, shown below, and Touch Diamond. But a shift in its marketing might be more important.
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The new platform lets developers use the same codes, tools and resources for mobile device applications as [...]
Sony, in an effort to sign customers up for Sony credit cards, is now offering a healthy $150 reduction in price for credit card subscribers. While the move is aimed at competing with Sony’s price reductions on the XBOX 360, it is a somewhat self-sustaining cut in that the credit card revenues will support some [...]
On Apple’s website iTunes, they used to have a section to purchase movies which was an “Under $5″ area which offered up a handful of flicks for $4.99 or less. But now its gone. In its place, Apple has a “Great Movies Under $10″ section. Not only is that obviously a worse deal, but what Apple [...]
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Sony wants to price their TVs and Cameras the same price in every retail store. No one store should price the goods more or less depending on how it feels. This will benefit all customers who wish to purchase electronic Sony products and don’t have to choose the right store because all will have the [...]
By cnuez | December 6, 2008
The article below discusses the way Tiffany and Co.’s Brand began to lose its luxurious image when they came out with charm bracelets in 1997 priced fairly low ($100) that attracted teenage consumers. The company did not want its low prices to attract young consumers because they were afraid the value would depreciate. In addition, [...]
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The discount on the Xbox 360 lineup is helping this holiday season. They are outselling Ps3 3 to 1 currently this holiday season. Xbox 360 is an awesome system and by starting the price at $199 it is defiantly helping Microsoft’s Sales this year.
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Walmart should only be allowed to offer such deep discounts online and not in the store after the tragedy on black Friday. They are giving discounts up to 30% off on name brand products on there website.
It is incredible that price can be as low as 50 dollars a barrel and at a 26 year low. It is just a crazy economy we have on our hands. People are going to buy SUV’s again just because of this recent relief at the pump.
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This article is about how Cyber Monday has now become a tradition on the Monday after Thanksgiving.
Another round of Netflix vs Blockbuster…this time online.
Netflix business model is online, and blockbuster is just entering field. Blockbuster relies rentals from there brick-and-mortar stores, while Netflix relies online rentals. Netflix has several source for distribution, stream directly on pc for no additional fees, deliver to home, download and stream on tv via Xbox 360 [...]
Flat is the hottest thing in electronics for the coming holiday season. Not flat screens for TVs and computers, but rather flat — or potentially declining — sales growth.
Best Buy, recently reported a 7.8% drop in U.S. sales for October, following a 2.4% decline in September.
“Dollar volume is going to be low, discounts are going [...]