Flat screen TVs lead rise in French consumer purchases
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Flat-screen televisions sold like hot cakes in France last year but shoppers shunned new cars as overall household consumption grew by 2.1 percent, the national statistics institute INSEE said Tuesday.
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Consumers shelled out for electronics, especially TVs, but growth over the previous year slowed.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51136)  has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Broadcasting &  Cable TV in France to their offering.
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Internet TV, mobile TV and video on  demand may be the talk of the technology sector but when it  comes to buying decisions at this week's IFA electronics fair,  television sets are set to be bigger business than ever.
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Shares in Pinault-Printemps-Redoute lost some luster despite the French luxury and retail group reporting a third-quarter sales rise, as analysts pointed to slowing demand at the company's major stores in France.
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Fourth-quarter sales at French media to telecoms group Vivendi  rose 1.2 percent, the company said on Wednesday in a statement in France's official journal.
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Investor's Business Daily - Flat-panel TVs, notebook computers and video game consoles are hot items this holiday season. And apparently, Best Buy stores are where consumers want to buy them.
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Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N on   Wednesday reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit driven   by strong sales of flat-panel televisions and laptop computers   during the back-to-school shopping season.
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Royal Philips Electronics NV, Europe&#39;s largest maker of televisions, raised 550 million euros ($729 million) by selling more than half of its stake in Atos Origin SA, France&#39;s No.
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Television shopping in Europe is projected to nearly double to 8.8 billion euros (&#36;10.8 billion) by 2008 as more households sign up for digital TV service, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Falling prices may be making flat-screen televisions more appealing to consumers who covet the latest in technology, but analysts warn companies producing them will have to adjust quickly or risk losing out.
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You could sum up the state of TV at the International Consumer Electronics Show this way: New delivery methods will let people watch pretty much anything, anytime, on gorgeous flat-panel displays.
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The French economy will surpass European Commission estimates, figures from the Bank of France indicate.
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Sony Corp.  said on Monday  U.S. sales of electronics have been better than expected so far  this holiday shopping season, fueled by demand for flat panel  televisions and digital cameras.
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With technology booming, consumers are starting to stray away  from traditional movie and TV watching. Their personal viewing  experience now includes their computer, portable video devices,  and even cell phones.
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., the maker of Panasonic brand products, reported a 5 percent rise in quarterly operating profit, driven by robust sales of flat TVs, and it kept its full-year outlook.
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Consumers  --  who play an important role in shaping economic activity  --  spent briskly in October, an encouraging sign that the final quarter of 2004 is getting off to a decent start. Incomes rose sharply.