11 posts and columns on price war

Is Amazon Taking Out Diapers.com?

in Media on November 6, 2010 at 3:44 pm PT

That’s what Fortune.com’s Dan Primack reports: He says Jeff Bezos will end a price war between the two companies by snapping up Diapers.com’s parent company Quidsi for $540 million. The New Jeresey-based company, whose investors include Accel and Bessemer, was reportedly valued at more than $300 million in its last funding round.

It’s an E-Reader Price War! Amazon Trumps Barnes & Noble With $189 Kindle.

in Media on June 21, 2010 at 12:16 pm PT

That didn’t take long. This morning, Barnes & Noble dropped its low-end Nook e-reader to $149 and its 3G model to $199, giving it an edge (pricewise, at least) over Amazon’s Kindle. Not any more.

UPDATE: E-Reader Prices Keep Dropping, Except for Amazon’s Kindle

in Media on June 21, 2010 at 6:18 am PT

The Kindle goes for $259. But if you wait a few weeks, you’ll probably be able to pick one up for less than $200. In the meantime, you can now buy a Barnes & Noble Nook for $149.

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GameStop Swoons as Walmart Chops Video Game Prices

in News on December 2, 2009 at 11:29 am PT

GameStop shares are trading lower after Walmart this morning announced price cuts on many video games. Walmart also unveiled a plan to offer $50 gift card to customers who buy a $199 Nintendo Wii. Walmart said it will discount the top 25 video games by 15-20 percent through December 24.

Just the Bangers, Porridge and iPhone for Ya Then, Luv?

in News on November 25, 2009 at 8:45 am PT

As incongruous as it might seem, Apple’s iPhone is headed to the shelves of Tesco, the U.K. supermarket chain. The retailer will begin selling Apple’s super-smartphone “shortly” through its Tesco Phone Shops and online via Tesco Direct.
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Orange You Glad the iPhone’s Coming to Vodafone?

in News on September 29, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

iPhone Exclusivity: The Beginning of the End?

in News on September 29, 2009 at 5:45 am PT

iPhone exclusivity is rapidly coming to an end. Less than 24 hours after Orange UK announced plans to offer Apple’s iconic handset to its customers “later this year,” Vodafone said that it plans to do so as well.
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Price Cut to Give Xbox Sales an Early Christmas Goose

in News on August 27, 2009 at 5:10 am PT

Who will win the gaming console price war of 2009? Consumers. Two weeks after Sony lowered the price of the PlayStation 3 to $299 from $399, Microsoft did the same for the Xbox 360 Elite, slashing $100 off the price of the console. In addition, the company cut the price of its now discontinued Xbox 360 Pro console by $50 to $249.99, while supplies last.
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Barnes & Noble to Amazon: Mine Is Bigger Than Yours

in News on July 21, 2009 at 2:00 am PT

Six years after shuttering its first e-book effort, Barnes & Noble has embarked on a new one. Monday afternoon, the bookseller announced what it describes as “the world’s largest eBookstore,” an online storefront that boasts 700,000 titles.
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Barnes & Noble to Amazon: Mine Is Bigger Than Yours

in News on July 21, 2009 at 2:00 am PT

Six years after shuttering its first e-book effort, Barnes & Noble has embarked on a new one. Monday afternoon, the bookseller announced what it describes as “the world’s largest eBookstore,” an online storefront that boasts 700,000 titles.
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