Nordstrom, Sears hear music in CD sales
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With music specialty stores dying by  the hundreds this year between the liquidation of Tower and  Musicland, Nordstrom and Sears may be picking up some of the  slack. Both retailers have added an entertainment cache to  their stores by carrying CDs.
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Global music sales are showing signs of recovery for the first time in four years thanks to DVD sales.
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As storage gets cheaper and download speeds faster, digital music files are moving closer to CD quality.
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Starbucks announced nationwide rollout of the Hear Music bar, which enables customers to listen to music from tablet PCs, burn the music on CDs in the stores and purchase the CDs with a credit card.
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Companies like Whirlpool Corp. that provide wholesale merchandise to one or both retail giants are optimistic about Kmart&#39;s pending acquisition of Sears.
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Music, so the maxim goes, soothes the savage beast. Now one convenience store chain is putting the saying to the test by trying to ward off potential troublemakers at its shops with classical music.
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That&#39;s the number of music players that Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) said it sold in its most recent quarter.
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Nordstrom Inc. JWN.N on Tuesday  posted a 34 percent rise in its quarterly profit, helped by a  better-than-expected increase in same-store sales as the  upscale department store chain focused on keeping a lid on  expenses.
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Retailers, including industry leader Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , reported June sales that topped Wall Street's conservative expectations on Thursday, raising hope for the back-to-school shopping season.
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Some CDs come with bells and whistles; be sure you understand how they work.
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AT&amp;T Wireless (NYSE: AWE) recently debuted its mMode Music Store. Developed together with Loudeye (Nasdaq: LOUD) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the store allows subscribers to browse
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Upscale U.S. department store chain Nordstrom Inc.  on Wednesday reported sales at its stores open at least a year rose 9.3 percent during December, the big holiday shopping month.
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Nordstrom Inc.&#39;s second-quarter profit surged 62 percent on sales of fashions such as tweed jackets and ponchos, but the company missed analyst expectations, sending its shares down in after-hours trading yesterday.
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Music managers and retailers say newspaper CD giveaways harm sales and give an impression that music is free.
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By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO    NEW YORK  -- Sears, Roebuck and Co., which has successfully sold its tools and appliances on the Web, is counting on having the same magic with bedspreads and sweaters, thanks in part to expertise gained by its purchase of Lands' End Inc.    The company's venture into online sales of home furnishings and apparel, which officially launches Monday, may be considered late...
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June sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. rose more than analysts estimated after consumers increased spending on groceries and electronics.
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By Paul Hammel, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Feb. 20--LINCOLN -- Back in 1970, when records were sold in far-off corners of department stores, an innovative Lincolnite launched a business focused solely on selling unique music at a fair price.