Buyers hit pause on DVD sales
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LOS ANGELES  - DVD sales to consumers are down nearly 8%, as of the first quarter. And no wonder: After years of trying to space out big new releases throughout the year, studios again appear to be focusing on the fourth quarter and cutting back on the rest of the year.
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US retail sales barely rise in January, figures show, as consumers pause for breath after a hectic end to 2006.
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Sales of music-related DVD's are on the rise, a welcome piece of news for major labels still suffering from declines in CD sales.
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Amazon disappoints the market, but it could be the sale that you've been waiting for.
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Cable set-tops are everywhere, but consumers continue to show a lack of interest in buying separate boxes for Internet-based video-on-demand services.
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Businesses buying more machines as consumer growth slows
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PC Magazine - The two key e-commerce leaders found themselves shut out of the holiday sales rush for much of Friday, as their sites slowed to a crawl starting at about 4 a.m. in the East.
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Strong sales of TVs and DVD players boost pre-Christmas sales at Dixons but the firm says it remains cautious about future trading.
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ANALYSIS Sources close to retailers indicate that Toshiba sold over 90,000 $99 HD DVD players over the weekend, and that figure only represents a portion of the retailers that participated in the frenzy.
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Figures showing a drop in retail sales spark fears that the recent consumer spending rebound could be coming to an end.
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LOS ANGELES  - With so many popular TV series having run their course on DVD, it would seem the stock of marketable programs is getting depleted.
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Despite the disappointing news this morning for over 1.3 million HD DVD customers, they have little to worry about. Here's why.
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Sales keep slacking for this tough turnaround.
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Signaling a possible wider slowdown in the semiconductor industry, Royal Philips Electronics on Friday became the latest company to say that sales had begun to stall.
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Slow sales hit a margin-boosting afterburner.
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As holiday shopping reaches the home stretch, consumers who are far removed from Madison Avenue and Rodeo Drive say they are holding down their spending.
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The latest data indicates that slowing home sales and the rising number of properties for sale is forcing more sellers to reduce prices in many locations across the country.