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Technology Lifestyle Nintendo Wii and Ugg Boots lead Black Friday sales
Technology Lifestyle Nintendo Wii and Ugg Boots lead Black Friday sales | Nintendo Wii and Ugg Boots lead Black Friday sales |
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| by Mike Bantick | |
| Monday, 01 December 2008 | |
  
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The report indicated that retail sales were up 3 percent (this was 8.3 percent in 2007 over 2006), whilst online sales for the period rose by a whopping 11 percent over the 2007 figures. Electronic goods being the flavour of the season with the Nintendo Wii console topping the list. The Wii was dubbed the most searched-for product on eBay and sold over 3,000 units in the U.S on the online auction site. Obviously, working off the Thanksgiving turkey was also a priority for Americans as they ordered 1,059 companion Wii-Fit’s go with their new consoles. PriceGrabber.com listed the top online products for the three day period as: • Nintendo Wii console • Ugg Australia "classic short" boot • Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-ray disc player • Samsung LN52A650 52" LCD TV • Nintendo Wii Fit • Panasonic TH-42PX80U 42" plasma TV • Sennheiser HD 555 headphones • Canon EOS Rebel XSi Black SLR digital camera kit • Acer Aspire One AOA110-1295 notebook PC • Canon PowerShot A590 IS black digital camera Shopping .com listed GPS units as a valued item, selling one every 9 minutes, whilst MP3 players were scooped up at the rate of one every 11 minutes. Retailers, fearing a flat Black Friday period went all out this year with bundles and bargains; this included free shipping for online purchased products and a bunch of one-day-only offers in an attempt to drive up sales. So pull on your Ugg boots, grab your GPS unit and join the hunt for a Nintendo Wii. Though given the fights that can break out , be careful out there. |
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