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Retailers shift focus to Cyber Monday shoppers
The Associated PressThe Thanksgiving shopping weekend may not have been the disaster some had feared, but unprecedented discounts and tempered buying likely resulted in overall soft sales as a buying binge on Friday quickly fizzled. Now, online retailers are ramping up deals...Tags: Taubman Centers Incorporated, Toys, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Game Playing, E-Commerce Industry
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Analysts see busy online shopping day on 'Cyber Monday' but weak overall holiday still likely
AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions on the day known as "Cyber Monday" to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to keep shopping. But after weeks of...Tags: Taubman Centers Incorporated, Amazon.com Inc., E-Commerce Industry, Consumers, Wachovia Corp.
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Video game review: 'Quantum of Solace'
The debate over James Bond video games starts and ends with GoldenEye 007, an innovative release for the Nintendo 64 that is widely regarded as the all-time best game based on a movie. Since that 1997 title came out, Bond video games have felt more like...Tags: Video Games, Game Playing, Quantum of Solace (movie), Daniel Craig, Nintendo Company Ltd.
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Click on Facebook to oppose the prime minister? Croatian police are not amused
Associated Press WriterZAGREB, Croatia (AP) _ Send good karma, post a photo, criticize the prime minister — all things you can do with the click of a mouse at Facebook, right? In Croatia, the last one might be a click too far. A man who launched a Facebook group critical...Tags: Facebook, Government, National Government, Hosni Mubarak
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German memory chip maker Qimonda in talks with potential investors, bankruptcy possible
AP Business WriterFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) _ Qimonda AG, the memory chip company majority owned by Infineon Technologies AG, said Monday it may face bankruptcy if it fails to find new investors or the cash needed to operate in the coming weeks. Ralph Heinrich, a Qimonda...Tags: Micron Technology Incorporated, Sales, Earnings Forecasts, Bankruptcy, Infineon Technologies AG
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'Cyber Monday' follows modest opening weekend
The Thanksgiving shopping weekend doesn't appear to have been the disaster some had feared, but tempered buying and unprecedented deep discounts likely resulted in soft sales. Now, online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers...Tags: Taubman Centers Incorporated, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Toys, Game Playing, E-Commerce Industry
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Online retailers will vie for Cyber Monday sales
Mixed in with today's e-mails from your boss asking about those sales figures due last week and from your friend announcing leftover pumpkin pie for everyone, you're likely to be inundated with messages from retailers about one-day sales, hourly deals and...Tags: Sales, Company Information, E-Commerce Industry
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Online sales are no longer just a way to save time and avoid malls
The Associated PressShopping online used to be about convenience. This holiday season, make it about saving money. As worries about a recession spook spenders, retailers are nudging shoppers to Web sites with promises of steep discounts. That's in contrast to past years,...Tags: Sales, Company Information, Amazon.com Inc., E-Commerce Industry, Real Estate Sales
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Online retailers to take a hard hit
Tribune NewspapersFor more than a decade, online retailers could count on big growth no matter the economic climate. But this holiday season, the e-commerce sector is at risk of its first slowdown since the Web was invented. As brick-and-mortar stores bemoan this season'...Tags: Sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Game Playing, E-Commerce Industry
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Retailers hope Cyber Monday jolts sales
247-4737Thousands of shoppers descended on Prime Outlets Williamsburg on Friday. Others flocked to Best Buy, Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart in Newport News. Today, retailers are heavily discounting their online merchandise for what's become known as Cyber Monday....Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Company Information, Interior Policy, E-Commerce Industry, Best Buy Company Incorporated
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Cyber attack has Pentagon worried
Washington BureauWASHINGTON—Senior military leaders took the exceptional step of briefing President George W. Bush last week on a severe and widespread electronic attack on Defense Department computers that may have originated in Russia, posing unusual concern among...Tags: Computer Crime, Defense, National Security, George Bush, Electronics
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Xperia X1 phone: pricey and overloaded with options
What kind of smart phone can $800 buy? The luxe Xperia X1 from Sony Ericsson. At this price, it probably appeals only to recession-resistant gadget lovers, but it says something about what some gadget makers think consumers would want if money were no...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., iPhone, Google Inc., Networking
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