Typewriters at Christmas: Keys to a New Profit Kingdom

Article Abstract:

Sales of portable electronic typewriters are expected to increase thirty percent over 1983. Manufacturers are introducing a wide assortment of products for what is expected to be the busiest typewriter sales season yet. Most prices are between $199 and $299. Photographs of some models are included.

Sales, Trends, Typewriter, Printers

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Price, Profit Plunge Has Watchmakers Waltzing to Timelier Market Tune

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Plunging prices for low-end digital watches eroded retailer profits and consumer confidence. Suppliers are offering more features in an attempt to maintain profitability. The entrance of Japanese manufacturers into the quartz analog watch market has the industry worried about price pressures.

International competition (Economics), Japanese Competition, Price, Market, Watches

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