Retail
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Amazon Touts Sales Growth Among Small and Medium Businesses
Amazon Jan. 18 announced that more than 50,000 small and medium-sized businesses exceeded $500,000 in sales in Amazon’s stores worldwide, and nearly 200,000 surpassed $100,000 in sales in sales. Amazon is the country’s No. 1 retailers and one of the leading retailers of home entertainment, both physical (DVD and Blu-ray Disc) and digital. The site also is home to … Continue reading “Amazon Touts Sales Growth Among Small and Medium Businesses”
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Trans World Entertainment Corp. Given Nasdaq Delisting Warning
Trans World Entertainment Corp., parent of home entertainment retailer f.y.e. (For Your Entertainment), Jan. 17 disclosed it has been put on notice by Nasdaq regarding its stock not meeting the $1 minimum price-per-share valuation for publicly-traded companies. The retailer, whose stock is trading at 61 cents per share, has until July 15 to elevate the … Continue reading “Trans World Entertainment Corp. Given Nasdaq Delisting Warning”
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Amazon Touts Sales Growth Among Small and Medium Businesses
Amazon Jan. 18 announced that more than 50,000 small and medium-sized businesses exceeded $500,000 in sales in Amazon’s stores worldwide, and nearly 200,000 surpassed $100,000 in sales in sales. Amazon is the country’s No. 1 retailers and one of the leading retailers of home entertainment, both physical (DVD and Blu-ray Disc) and digital. The site also is home to … Continue reading “Amazon Touts Sales Growth Among Small and Medium Businesses”
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‘Venom’ Spends Fourth Week Atop Disc Sales Charts
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Venom topped the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Jan. 12, its fourth week in the top sales spots. Universal Pictures’ Night School landed at No. 2 for a second week, followed by … Continue reading “‘Venom’ Spends Fourth Week Atop Disc Sales Charts”
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Trans World Entertainment Corp. Given Nasdaq Delisting Warning
Trans World Entertainment Corp., parent of home entertainment retailer f.y.e. (For Your Entertainment), Jan. 17 disclosed it has been put on notice by Nasdaq regarding its stock not meeting the $1 minimum price-per-share valuation for publicly-traded companies. The retailer, whose stock is trading at 61 cents per share, has until July 15 to elevate the … Continue reading “Trans World Entertainment Corp. Given Nasdaq Delisting Warning”
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Walmart Drops Streaming Video Plans, Will Focus on Vudu Unit
Walmart reportedly has shelved plans to launch a branded over-the-top video streaming service. CNBC, citing sources familiar with the situation, said the world’s largest retailer dropped the idea after negotiations with former Epix CEO Mark Greenberg to spearhead an OTT video platform fell through. Greenberg has also approached Costco regarding launching a branded OTT video … Continue reading “Walmart Drops Streaming Video Plans, Will Focus on Vudu Unit”
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Lionsgate’s ‘Hell Fest’ Only New Release to Crack Redbox Top 10
Lionsgate’s newly released Hell Fest is the only new release to make the Redbox charts for the week ended Jan. 13. The slasher film, about a group of teens who are stalked by a serial killer at a Halloween carnival, debuted at No. 9 on the Redbox kiosk chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals at … Continue reading “Lionsgate’s ‘Hell Fest’ Only New Release to Crack Redbox Top 10”
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Merchandising: Target Celebrates 2018 in Film
Early into the new year, Target stores have wheeled out a display of titles from the previous year with the banner “Rewind: Best of 2018.” Titles such as Crazy Rich Asians, Smallfoot and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again were offered on DVD and Blu-ray Disc for up to 40% off. Among the titles released … Continue reading “Merchandising: Target Celebrates 2018 in Film”
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‘Venom’ Tops Disc Sales for Third Week
A pair of new releases debuted in the top five on the national home video sales charts the week ended Jan. 5, but neither could displace Sony Pictures’ Venom from taking the top spot for a third consecutive week. The closest was Universal Pictures’ Night School, which landed at No. 2 on both the NPD … Continue reading “‘Venom’ Tops Disc Sales for Third Week”
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Kevin Hart-Starring ‘Night School’ Scores Double Win at Redbox
Universal Pictures’ Night School scored a double win at Redbox in the first week of the new year. The Kevin Hart-starring comedy, which earned $77.3 million in North American theaters, remained at No. 1 for the second consecutive week on the Redbox kiosk chart, which tracks DVD and Blu-ray Disc rentals at the company’s more … Continue reading “Kevin Hart-Starring ‘Night School’ Scores Double Win at Redbox”
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Merchandising: Target Offers Gift Card With ‘Family Guy’
Not much was stirring at the retail level for the new releases of Jan. 8 aside from discounted catalog titles, but Target did build a promotion off a new “Family Guy” DVD release. Target set up a display featuring the DVDs of seasons 13 through 16 of the animated comedy series, plus the new Family … Continue reading “Merchandising: Target Offers Gift Card With ‘Family Guy’”
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‘Venom’ Maintains Stranglehold on Disc Sales Charts for Second Week
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s Venom topped the NPD VideoScan First Alert Chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Dec. 29. The bulk of the week’s sales took place following Christmas, and studios avoided releasing many new titles into the market. In fact, … Continue reading “‘Venom’ Maintains Stranglehold on Disc Sales Charts for Second Week”