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Zune not even close to snatching Apple's crown
News The study surveyed sales from the day after Thanksgiving to the end of the calendar year. Although Microsoft's Zune captured a decent slice of the hard-drive-based audio player market at large US retail stores, it failed... [05 Jan 2007]
Merry e-Christmas on the way?
News Retailers could be heading for a very merry e-Christmas this year, as online shopping jumped more than 32 per cent year-over-year in the two days following the US Thanksgiving holiday. While ecommerce accounted for 7.7... [29 Nov 2005]
Christmas 2004 a merry one for online retailers
News VeriSign's data measured the total volume of sales between Thanksgiving (25 November) and 27 December. Sales of goods on the internet during the holiday season jumped to $8.8bn in the US, a 24 per cent increase over last... [31 Dec 2004]
PeopleSoft shareholders say yes to Ellison bid
News With the deadline falling on Thanksgiving Day, Oracle has just three business days left to name its candidates. The shareholder vote of confidence keeps the $9.2bn bid on the table, but it far from seals the deal because... [22 Nov 2004]
Comdex: Over - and out?
News Computer industry analysts, marketers and journalists are now facing their first pre-Thanksgiving week in a quarter century without the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Comdex organiser MediaLive International announced... [17 Nov 2004]
Online tills set for $21bn rush
News However, Forrester defines the holiday season as between Thanksgiving and Christmas, while Jupiter's holiday projections cover the whole of November and December. Online retail sales will reach $21.6bn this holiday... [02 Nov 2004]
Gateway moo-ves in two new execs
News Despite reasonably positive holiday sales for other PC makers, Gateway was not able to measure up through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the US, which led into the traditional bumper sales period of Christmas. [07 Jan 2003]
Level 3 puts $242m on the table for Genuity
News A conference call on Monday, after US Thanksgiving holiday celebrations, should shed further light on the deal. Level 3 is to buy internet hosting and IP networking company Genuity for $242m in cash. Genuity will go into... [28 Nov 2002]
HP gives thanks for November PC boost
News HP has reported a seasonal boost in sales following a bumper Thanksgiving weekend. The peak for the Thanksgiving weekend reflected an overall increase in November sales though analysts and vendors are... [27 Nov 2001]
Amazon leaps as seasonal cheer kicks in
News Amazon's share price hit a four-month high of $12.21 overnight after promising trading during the Thanksgiving weekend. The pioneering e-tailer gained 35 per cent or $3.13 with trading volumes hitting 51 million shares. [27 Nov 2001]
Amazon crashes on busiest shopping day of the year
News Amazon.com customers, hoping to shop on the site were greeted by a message which stated 'We'll be right back', which remained during the 30 minute period the site was out of action. In the second of two major outages by the online... [27 Nov 2000]
Online shopping is no Christmas turkey
News Marketing Corp partner, Craig Johnson, said: "We continue to see virtually exponential growth in online purchasing penetration, from barely 1 per cent [of the total retail market] a year ago, to 4 per cent last spring, and now to 10 per... [11 Dec 1998]
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