might want to consider your next Christmas gift..........
Book publishers are worried they and retail chains could be caught in the cross fire as Amazon.com Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ratchet up their price war over online book sales.
Wal-Mart triggered the online skirmish Thursday when it began selling its 10 most anticipated hardcovers for $10 apiece when pre-ordered on its Web site. Amazon matched the offer hours later and Wal-Mart then chopped its price to $9. Friday morning Amazon had matched the price.
"I'm worried about the major book-selling chains, and I'm concerned about the implications for publishers and the public alike," saidDavid Young, chief executive of ...
NEW YORK — Target Corp. has thrown itself into a heated price war on books expected to be top sellers.
The Minneapolis-based discounter said Monday that it will offer some of this season's most anticipated book titles at $8.99, in line with recent moves by Walmart.com and Amazon.com.
For those early bird Cupa Joe to counter traffic on the freeway.....looks like battle is still going on and here's the laterest update....
premium cup of joe has been available in a lot more places since Starbucks' market dominance has been under attack from McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and others
Citing figures from the National Coffee Association's 2009 study of drinking trends, NCA spokesman Alan Kaiser says only 5% of consumers drink their coffee at restaurants and just 10% take a cup with them during their commutes. More than 80% of coffee drinkers get their coffee at home, while 18% drink at work, making pound bags, K cups or even Starbucks' instant prime areas for expansion.
"Prepackaged, to-go coffee is really a growth space," Miller Regan says. "People are on the go more than ever and, while there is pound coffee that you can take home, (Starbucks') Via actually travels with you."
Some smaller competitors already have sweetened their earnings by stepping out of the stores. Coffeehouse sales by Caribou Coffee (CBOU, news, msgs)declined by $2 million in the second quarter, to $55.3 million, but commercial sales rose 28%, to $5.7 million in the period, as the Minneapolis company increased the number of retail and food-service outlets through which it sold its gourmet coffees. The stock has soared sevenfold since November 2008.
So the next time you go for coffee......think about small guy and the underdog....... : )
PS: I drink TEA....
i was in new hampshire over the weekend..and visited an outlet mall. so surprised to find a bookstore there and the books were going for 4 for $10/$15. i was in book heaven....bought back tonnes of books
damn, the only bookstore MDR has is barnes and noble, rip off!
yeah outlet books are cheap including music CD...
Coffee .....please also consider Supporting Singapore brand Coffee beans and Tea Leaf....
Originally posted by vito_corleone:damn, the only bookstore MDR has is barnes and noble, rip off!
You could go to their online store and buy second hand books. Very reasonable prices.