Posts Tagged: sales

R Kelly

R. Kelly Music Sales Rise 500-Percent Following Guilty Verdict

R.Kelly has been found guilty of racketeering and sex crimes.  Rolling Stone magazine reported R.Kelly’s music sales jumped 517% since he was found guilty on federal sex crimes.  His on-demand audio streams are up 22%.  Video streams are up 23% in comparison to the week before the verdict was announced.  Can you separate R.Kelly the man from… Read more »

Texas Sales Holiday

Texas Sales Tax Holidays Start Today

Need to get your back-to-school shopping done? This might be the weekend to do it tax-free.  10 states have declared a two-day ‘tax holiday’, ditching sales tax for clothing and school supplies.  The following states kick off the tax holiday on Friday: Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.  Arkansas will… Read more »

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Bicycle Sales Skyrocket in the US

While most U.S. stores still haven’t recovered from March’s run on toilet paper, the coronavirus pandemic has moved on to cause a whole new shortage, experts say: bicycles. Sales of bicycles have skyrocketed in recent months, according to market research company NPD Group. Sales of leisure bikes have increased 121 percent; sales of commuter and… Read more »

Sisqo

Sisqo Says “Thong Song” Helped Victoria’s Secret

Sisqo Says “Thong Song” Helped Victoria’s Secret OMG time sure does fly.  Do you remember when Sisqo released “The Thong Song”?  Well, the song is now celebrating it’s 20 anniversary.  To celebrate, Sisqo said that once his team realized how big the song was, they approached Victoria’s secret, but the song had already blown up… Read more »