Walmart Slashes Toy Prices as Holidays Competition Heats Up

Walmart (WMT) slashed toy prices ahead of the holiday season in a bid to gain the edge on low-cost rival Target Corp. (TGT).

When the world’s largest retailer learned that many of its toy prices were higher than Target’s, Walmart revised prices downwa…

Three Companies That Are . . . Cutting Prices


Amazon, Volkswagen and Florida real estate developers are drastically dropping the prices of some of their key products. In a short video, Douglas McIntyre reveals which products are getting the biggest price drops. Could these cuts be a sign that deflation is at work?

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Three Companies That Are . . . Cutting Prices originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:00:00.

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Ten Retailers Turning Department Stores Into Mini-Malls

The idea of the in-store shop has evolved from getting space on the department store’s floor and sharing marketing costs to a more formal relationship where brands lease floor space and create a shopping experience of their own…

Starbucks Brews 86% Higher Fourth-Quarter Earnings

Starbucks drew more customers to its stores and got them to spend more money, boosting its fiscal fourth-quarter profit 86% from the same quarter a year ago. Same-store sales grew 8% in that time.
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