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Dell’s Ownership Battles Continue as Asia Pacific Presence Expands
IDC’s recent quarterly PC shipment report reveals that the market fell 11.4% over the year to 75.6 million units as tablets continue to eat into the market share. During the quarter, Lenovo surpassed HP to become the market leader with 12.62 million units, or 16.7% market share. HP came in a close second with 12.38
Shutterfly Responds to Increased Demand for Custom Products
According to a recent report by IbisWorld, sales of traditional greeting cards in the country fell 60% over the past ten years to $5.4 billion in 2012. The decline in printed greeting cards has been driven by an increase of the use of online cards and sales of electronic cards, including custom-printed ones. Sales of
Fusion-io Continues to Stumble
Not only did big names like Facebook, Groupon, and Zynga fare badly when they released their IPOs last year, but few other product-based technology companies have also seen a similar downfall since listing. Data storage, and server acceleration services provider, Fusion-io’s (NYSE: FIO) IPO did not do much better. After putting the stock up for sale
HP Looks to Acquisitions for Growth
IDC’s PC Shipment report for the quarter ended June 2013 saw worldwide PC shipments drop 11% over the year to 75.6 million units. Sequentially, shipment volume dropped from 76.3 million units. During the quarter, Lenovo recorded the slowest decline and managed to surpass HP to become the leader in PC sales. With 12.6 million units
Zulily, a Flash Sales IPO Cooking?
According to comScore, during the quarter ended December 2012, overall e-commerce sales in the US grew 14% over the year. Researcher IBISWorld estimates that during the same period, flash sales site Zulily saw revenues double over the year. It is this rapid growth that has spurred the high valuations for the company, along with speculation
HomeShop18 of India: Looking for an IPO on Nasdaq?
According to a Boston Consulting Group report, the consumer market in India is projected to grow to $3.6 trillion by the year 2020, from an estimated $1 trillion in 2010. Within the market, increased Internet penetration is also spurring the growth of e-commerce. But as I have said, there are few sectors within consumer retail
BookMyShow Is Booking Its Way to Profits
According to a recent report by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International, the Indian e-commerce market is expected to grow 33% this year to Rs. 62,967 crore (~$7.5 billion). The market remains dominated by the online travel segment, which contributes 73% of revenues for the year. The remaining 23% comes from
Tablets a Boon for LeapFrog’s Revenues
According to a recently released report by Research and Markets, worldwide sales of toys grew from $78.1 billion in 2007 to $83.3 billion in 2011, translating to a meager 1.6% annual growth rate. Closer to home, NPD’s report released earlier this year suggests that the U.S. toy market has flattened out. Last year, toy sales