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Lego set sales spike after Beckham mention BILLUND, Denmark, Officials with the Lego toy company in Denmark said sales of the block set designed to create a model Taj Mahal spiked sharply due to a David Beckham mention. Lego said sales of the 5,922-block structure, the largest toy in the...

IMF recommends Japan sales tax hike TOKYO, (UPI) -- Japan should gradually triple its sales tax to 15 percent to stabilize the country's finances, the International Monetary Fund recommends. The IMF suggested Wednesday following annual talks with Japan's government and the Bank of Japan that...

Wholesale sales fell in May WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.5 percent in May from April while sales fell 0.3 percent, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday. For the month, sales of durable goods was up 0.5 percent, while non-durable goods sales on the wholesale...

Retail sales climb in holiday week WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- U.S. chain store sales rose in the week ending July 3, as warm weather continued to spur sales of summer items, a national trade group said Wednesday. The International Council of Shopping Centers said sales rose 1 percent from the...

PENSACOLA BEACH, Florida – Chris Reid was pumped. After suffering through a few years of tight credit and the U.S. housing meltdown, the Pensacola-based realtor was ready to sell some beach-front property. Summer was coming and that is the region's busiest season. All that changed after the...

ACLU challenges online sales audits CHARLOTTE, N.C., (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union said North Carolina's attempt to track online purchases violates the right to privacy, court papers say. The ACLU filed a suit that says the state's Department of Revenue audit of Amazon.com and...

'Alice' tops U.S. DVD sales chart LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- Hollywood's latest incarnation of "Alice in Wonderland" is the top-selling DVD in the United States for a second week, Rentrak said Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the DVD sales roster for the week ending June 13 is "Shutter Island,"...

'Alice' tops DVD sales chart in U.S. LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- Tim Burton's live-action fairytale "Alice in Wonderland" is the top-selling DVD in the United States, Rentrak said Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the sales chart for the week ending June 6 is "The Wolfman," followed by "Dear John" at...

'Legion' tops U.S. DVD sales chart LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- "Legion," a supernatural horror film starring Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid, is the top-selling DVD in the United States, Rentrak reported Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the DVD sales chart for the week ending May 16 is "Edge of...

DETROIT – General Motors Corp. is planning to temporarily close most of its U.S. factories for up to nine weeks this summer because of slumping sales and growing inventories of unsold vehicles, two people briefed on the plan said Wednesday. The exact dates of the closures are not known, but...

December retail sales plunge as autos slump OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian retail sales plunged in December, the biggest monthly drop in more than 17 years, as recession-wary consumers shunned big-ticket car purchases and cut back holiday shopping, suggesting the economy shrank more than expected...

INTERNATIONAL: Milestones for Freesat, Kudelski's SmarDTV Freesat, the U.K. joint venture between the BBC and ITV that offers free, digital satellite TV, said it has reached 100,000 sales within five months of its service launch. In particular, sales of high-def Freesat boxes have been helped...

DIRECTV Teams with NCC on Ad Effort DIRECTV has formed a unique partnership for the integration of regional sports offerings and sales efforts. NCC, the nation's largest spot cable sales organization, on Monday announced an advertising sales and technology partnership with DIRECTV. As part of...