Sony In Talks To Sell Products At Wal-Mart
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Sony Corp. is talking with Wal-Mart and Costco in an effort to boost sales by shipping to US discount chains with which it previously did little business.
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Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will launch  an electronic book store on the Internet and start selling a  device that displays e-books purchased from the store October  1, after missing an earlier unveiling in the Spring due to  technical reasons.
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The electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corp. is talking with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. in an effort to boost sales by shipping to U.S. discount chains with which it previously did little business.
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(InfoWorld) - Dell will begin selling two models of its desktop PCs at Wal-Mart Stores on June 10, fulfilling a series ofÂ recent hints from CEO Michael DellÂ that the company wouldÂ move beyond the direct sales modelÂ that once made it the world's largest PC vendor. Wal-Mart will sell the desktops for less than $700 each in its thousands of stores located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, according to a Wal-Mart statement issued Thursday. The store also said it expected to offer additional Dell PC models in its Sam's Club and Wal-Mart Canada stores, but did not provide model names or dates. The Dimension Multimedia Desktop is the first model to reach Wal-Mart shelves, chosen as a good match for shoppers' demands for value pricing and proven technology, according to a statement by Gary Severson, Wal-Mart's senior vice president for entertainment and electronics. Wal-Mart already sells desktop PCs from Hewlett-Packard, Acer, and Gateway, as well as notebooks from HP, Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony, Asus, and several smaller vendors. The store also sells monitors, PDAs (personal digital assistants), and peripherals. The strategy marks a major change in how Dell sells computers. Until now, the company has taken orders over the phone or via its Web site, allowed customers to choose their own specifications and then assembled a custom-built PC for each user. That approach allowed Dell to cut its storage and logistic costs far below its competitors, undercut their prices and win new market share. But the direct-sales business model is no longer such an advantage, since competing PC vendors say they have learned their lesson and trimmed their own costs. And critics note that buyers in developing countries don't trust their postal systems enough to purchase expensive PCs through the mail. "Customers want more and new ways to buy our products and we plan on meeting their needs on a global level. Offering Dell Dimensions in Wal-Mart is a great example of this approach," said Dell spokesman Dwayne Cox in an e-mailed statement. "While we can't get into specifics, in the coming quarters there will be additional activity in support of this move into global retail. Today's announcement with Wal-Mart represents our first step. Stay tuned," he added. Dell fell behind rival HPÂ in 2006 in PC sales, and has struggled with a series of poor earnings reports and lawsuits. In an attempt to reverse those results,Â Michael Dell returned to his job as CEOÂ in January, and immediately wrote a series of corporate memos pledging broad changes in the company. Now he has acted on those words. Â
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Wal-Mart will introduce a partnership with all of the six major Hollywood studios â to sell digital movies and television shows on its Web site.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched an online music store that works with Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Windows Media Player, the world&#39;s largest retailer said on Thursday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Monday it will cut prices on more than 16,000 items in its stores and launch a new ad campaign as the world's largest retailer tries to reinvigorate sales for the back-to-school shopping season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on Thursday it was cutting prices on 15,000 more items this week as the world's largest retailer tries to boost sales heading into the crucial holiday shopping season.
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MANHASSET, NY - Sony Corp. is considering leaving the plasma display market to focus on flat-panel liquid crystal (LCD) displays, according to several online reports.
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By Phillip McGowan, The Baltimore Sun  Mar. 13--Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest retailer, said on Saturday that it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least one year.
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Sony executives yesterday said they &quot;fell asleep&quot; in the portable music market - but the company is awake now. Sony plans to improve its position in the market by next year, promising a range of products that aim at Apple&#39;s iPod.
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TOKYO -- Sony Corp.&#39;s PlayStation Portable isn&#39;t in US stores yet but that&#39;s not stopping Sony from putting a price tag on the much anticipated item.
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Sony says it is considering the company a rumble-enabled PS3 controller.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. investors  will be focused on the retailer's forecast for its new fiscal  year and indications as to when sales at its U.S. store base  may finally strengthen when the world's largest retailer  reports fourth-quarter results on Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and  Hewlett-Packard Co. are set to announce a deal with several  major Hollywood studios that would allow the retailer to sell  digital movies and television shows on its Web site, according  to media reports on Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. investors will be focused on the retailer's forecast for its new fiscal year and indications as to when sales at its U.S. store base may finally strengthen when the world's largest retailer reports fourth-quarter results on Tuesday.