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...That is because the Japanese electronics maker has paid a premium for prominent positioning....
...“Hedge Fund Festivals Kill Electronic Music“ might not be the catchiest title for an EP, but it’s hard to disagree with the sentiment....
...His mother was a Time Inc executive, and his father a Washington diplomat who worked for the US Agency for International Development....
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...Big-box chain Target said this week that sales of electronics had jumped 50 per cent in its third quarter, led by portable devices and video games....
...Brett Biggs, chief financial officer, said the company had taken market share in several general merchandise categories, with strong sales in homewares, electronics and sporting goods....
...Blackstone, the private equity group, has bought $100bn of warehouses, with Jonathan Gray, its president, recently identifying ecommerce as the “number one theme at the firm”....
...The rise of homeworking has boosted Best Buy as consumers flock to the largest US electronics retailer for equipment online and in stores, with demand for some products so strong that supplies have run low...
...But sales of the Ariens Ikon XD, featuring 20-inch tyres, a V-twin Kawasaki engine and ergonomic plush seat, have surged in the US during the pandemic....
...Best Buy, the electronics chain, closed to in-store customers even in jurisdictions where it was not required to do so but remained opened for kerbside collection....
...Like its peer Walmart, Target stocks a wide range of goods, from clothing and electronics to essentials including groceries and toiletries, and has been able to keep stores open....
...Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Apple’s key iPhone chipmaker, is shaped like an arrow pointing straight up....
...Best Buy is investigating misconduct claims against Corie Barry, the US electronics chain’s recently appointed chief executive....
...The toy sector sources an estimated 80 per cent of its products from China, yet executives and analysts are warning a wide range of goods from electronics to homewares are vulnerable....
...Hope for sickle cell Victoria Gray had been ill for all of her 34 years....
...Shares in several of the sector’s biggest names, including electronics chain Best Buy, clothing retailer Gap and department store Kohl’s, closed down more than 7 per cent after the president tweeted that...
...P&G’s Lumi system, set to launch in the US this autumn, also includes a video monitor made by consumer electronics company Logitech, so that parents can watch their baby through the app anywhere in the world...
...Electronics and pharmacy departments will receive particular attention....
...The settlement led to new protocols and electronic reporting systems....
...Xerox wants to give HP’s board its walking papers We’re all guilty of overusing the David v Goliath trope but in the case of Xerox and HP, it really does apply....
...Electronic Arts recorded stronger sales than expected as it cashed in on the popularity of “battle royale” games, allaying investors’ worries over Fortnite competition....
...The company said it sold 7.3m copies of Battlefield V during the fiscal third period, about 1m fewer than hoped....
...A subdued sales forecast from Apple and a string of sales warnings from chipmakers cast a cloud over the consumer electronics sector....
...Sales of sporting goods, cuddly toys and puzzles were muted, although dolls, action figures and youth electronics performed better. Best-selling brands included Marvel Universe, Barbie and Star Wars....
...One of the few exceptions to the red ink was Best Buy, whose shares rose 2.1 per cent, as the electronics retailer’s results gave investors further confidence that it is successfully weathering Amazon’s...
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