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Microsoft Cuts XBox Prices,Now Cheaper Than Rivals

imageMaybe it was the bad economy. Maybe it’s the back-to-school season or an attempt to generate more interest ahead of Christmas shopping period. In any case, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) hopes to see a sales boost now that its XBox console is now cheaper than rivals Nintendo Wii and Sony (NYSE: SNE) Playstation3, FT reports. Microsoft, which consistently ranks third in console sales behind its two rivals, is cutting prices in the U.S. and Japan. In the U.S., Microsoft’s 360 Arcade console, which doesn’t have a hard drive, is getting a 29 percent price cut—from $279.99 to $199.99. By comparison, the Wii sells for $249.99. Microsoft’s 60Gb hard drive model will now go for $299.99, which is being lowered by $50. That makes it $100 cheaper than a similar PlayStation3.

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IDEX Online Research: U.S. May Jewelry Sales Listless

After limping along for several months, jewelers in the U.S. market were looking forward to Mother’s Day in May. This important calendar event was supposed to be an excellent opportunity for merchants to boost their sales. Unfortunately, it did not happen. Jewelry sales, both for the total product category and for U.S. specialty jewelers, rose by the smallest amount so far this year.

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High Gas Prices to Cut into Holiday Shopping Season and Drive More Shoppers Online

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 5, 2008--iCongo, Inc., a leading developer of e-business systems and software, today released the results of a consumer survey 1 conducted on their behalf by Harris Interactive® that shows the surge in gasoline prices will sharply cut consumers’ holiday spending and drive more shoppers online.

TinBu Now Allows Consumers To Report Local Gas Prices Online In Every City Across America

TinBu's Interactive Gas Pricing Module, which is in use with 100's of leading online media groups, now allows consumers to directly report their local gas prices.

WA sets up online gas sales bulletin

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: The Western Australia (WA) state government has set up an online bulletin board to facilitate gas trade among producers and buyers, in view of the recent disruption in local gas supply due to the explosion at Apache's Varanus Island gas plant.

Google gets streetwise

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Shipwire Delivers "Five Steps to Success" for E-Tailers Looking to Grow Sales This Holiday Season in the U.S., Canada and the UK

SUNNYVALE, Calif. - For online retailers, the bright spot for 2008 holiday sales is predicted to come from a 14.3 percent growth in U.S. e-commerce over last year (eMarketer, May 2008); and, expansion of online sales abroad, giving e-tailers additional markets to pursue. In preparation for t

Game Group first half ahead of expectations

For the first 22 weeks to 28 June 2008, total Group sales were up by 54.0 per cent. Like for like Group sales (including Gamestation from 1 May 2008) for the same period were up by 24.8 per cent. In the UK and Ireland, total sales were up by 58.2 per cent and lfl sales were up by 28.1 per cent. In the International business, total sales and lfl sales were up by 43.9 per cent and 16.9 per cent respectively.

British Gas raises bills by 35%

British Gas owner Centrica says it is raising gas prices by a record 35% and electricity prices by 9%.

Developers getting daily app sales data via iTunes Connect

Sales are going up, up, up! Apple, for a very short time, used to include the number of times an iPhone app had been downloaded right there on the App Store for everyone to see, but the count was quickly removed. The only way developers could check on sales after that was to wait for the monthly sales report from Apple, the first of which won't be available until August. Thanks to tips from our readers and a poster on Apple's support forums, however, developers can now log in to iTunes Connect to view daily and weekly sales data.

N Brown Group experiences massive shift to online sales

Web sales as a proportion of total sales have increased tenfold in the past five years at UK-based apparel and housewares retailer N Brown Group plc, whose roots are in catalogs aimed at consumers 30 and older. While online sales represented only 3% of the company’s business in February 2003, that rose to 28% by February of this year, Alan White, chief executive, told attendees last week at The Future of Retail conference in London. More recent figures show that proportion climbing to 31% of sales, he said.

Home sales tax for foreigners

My parents just sold a U.S. property. My father is a foreigner but my mother is a U.S. citizen. They filed a FIRPTA (Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act income tax withholding) stating exactly that. Although the sale price of the property is more than $300,000, the closing agent didn't withhold the 10 percent tax. They don't want to file a joint U.S. tax return, as if they do, my father's income will be subjected to U.S. taxation. How should they file their tax regarding this property sale?

US Games Sales Overtake DVD Market in 2007

The Entertainment Merchants Association released the results of a recent study that says video game sales overtook DVD sales in 2007, and by a significant margin too. Video game sales were almost $19 billion while DVD sales were $16 billion and box office numbers were $9 billion. Obviously combined the “Hollywood” numbers are better than gaming but that could easily change this year.

iTunes, other online stores displacing CD sales in UK

When it comes to US music sales, the iTunes Store has been tops for a while now and will probably stay there for the near future. The UK iTunes Store has been doing well too, although the abandoned price cut in July wasn't exactly good news for buyers. Even if the prices are a bit high, though, UK consumers have been snapping up tracks, and according to telegraph.co.uk these sales have helped offset a decline in CD sales.

Circuit City Declares 'Sales Tax Holiday' August 9-10 in Its California Stores; Extra Savings Will Help Back to School Shoppers Facing High Energy Bills

RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a move to help consumers stretch their dollars during the important back to school shopping season, Circuit City stores across California will invite shoppers to celebrate a "Sales Tax Holiday" August 9-10, 2008. During the weekend, Circuit City will absorb the cost of state and local sales taxes for all purchases made in all of its 95 California stores. The savings for shoppers, averaging eight percent, will be in addition to seasonal sales promotions already underway. "We've seen shoppers enjoy the savings during sales tax holidays in other states around the country and we want to offer that same opportunity to consumers in California," said John T. Harlow, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Circuit City Stores, Inc.

Retailers consoled by big games sales

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Western Digital Working On a 20,000 RPM Drive

MrKaos writes "Western Digital seems to be preparing for the onslaught of solid-state drives set to impact its market by developing a 20,000 rpm hard drive. Similar to the VelociRaptor line of drives, the new drives are speculated to be offering lower capacity as a tradeoff for faster seek and write times." This report out of Taipei is the only word on the rumored WD 20K drive. It's said to be a 2.5" drive in a 3.5" enclosure, for efficiency of cooling — the arrangement the Register enjoyed poking fun at when the 10K drive was upgraded last month.

U.S. video game sales up 53% in June

LOS ANGELES — U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 53 per cent in June from a year ago, with Konami Corp's Metal Gear Solid 4 helping to fuel a dramatic increase in the number of Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 units sold, market researcher NPD reported Thursday.

U.S. video game sales seen up 53 percent in June

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 53 percent in June from a year ago, with Konami Corp's (9766.T) "Metal Gear Solid 4" helping to fuel a dramatic increase in the number of Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 units sold, market researcher NPD reported on Thursday.

Higher gas prices have little impact on online shopping, Nielsen says

Although rising gas prices are prompting consumers to cut back on driving and stay at home more, there has only been a slight increase in consumers shopping online this June compared to a year earlier, according to The Nielsen Co.

Falling sales drive incentives higher

Consumers are shouldering shrinking equity, tightening credit, and rising prices on food, gas, power and other necessities. As a result, many are putting off car buying.

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