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发帖数: 29846 | 1 By MAE ANDERSON, Associated Press
December 1, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) — In an unexpected twist, TVs are topping many Christmas
shopping lists.
Heading into the holiday shopping season, TVs seemed so two Christmases ago.
Sales had slowed as consumers tightened their budgets and technologies like
3D failed to spark their interest the way tablet computers and smartphones
have. But now shoppers are responding to the discounts of up to 50 percent
that retailers are offering on TVs.
Most chains don't break out TV revenue, but overall unit sales are up 15
percent this year through October, according to the latest data available
from research firm NPD Group Inc. That compares with a 2 percent rise during
the same period in 2010. Meanwhile, prices have dropped 7 percent to an
average of $597, compared with $647 last year and $734 in 2009. |
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