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Sony?s decision to cut the price of its already popular gaming console Playstation 3 has brought about a hike in sales at several retail outlets.

One in five Internet users visited Amazon in the month of June, according to a comScore report.

New York City is one of the most recognized, filmed, visited and loved cities in the world. There are a lot of obvious parks, buildings and areas to visit, but Times Square is not the real New York. Here's a look at some of the (relatively) less congested sites to see in "the Big Apple."

The soon-to-be eleventh Apple retail store will be unveiled at 1823 Fourth street Berkeley, California on Saturday. The first 1000 customers will receive a free commemorative T- shirt at the grand opening, which starts at 10 am.

Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch saw its stock price drop nearly 10 percent Wednesday after it asked Michael Sorrentino, "The Situation," of "The Jersey Shore" not to wear its clothes. This was the first trading session after the company publicly offended the young man by offering him and his co-stars "substantial payment" to stop wearing Abercrombie & Fitch clothes.

Two industries ? retail and consumer packaged goods ? will account for the largest shares of new ad spending this year.

The clothing brand has offered money to the reality TV star.

A mobile payment is "any payment" for goods and services that is initiated from a smartphone or similar device. Mobile payments can be broken down into two main types: remote payments or proximity payments.

The surplus stock of over 200,000 unsold TouchPads are sitting in Best Buy, waiting to have HP bring them home.

Consumers aren't touching HP's TouchPad tablet. Best Buy is sitting on 200,000 unsold TouchPads and wants to send them back to the company.

Apple is said to launch its next-generation iPhone 5 in early October, and the device could come as a widely compatible "world phone."

Apple to offer carrier agnostic wireless communication devices.

Wal-Mart's big box retailing strategy has peaked as consumer shopping habits are changing.

Wal-Mart posted higher profits, but the company is dealing with a protracted slump in U.S. same-store sales, as shopping habits shift.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Swisher Hygiene, hiSoft Technology International, Exceed Company, Pharmaceutical Product Development, and Verisk Analytics. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: FormFactor, Fred's, Urban Outfitters, Avis Budget Group, and SodaStream International.

Despite some exterior changes, reported photos hint that the inside of at least one out of 22 imposter Apple stores with familiar wooden tables and Apple-like signage, remain unchanged. A blog that gained international attention for calling out the bogus stores led to the closure of two fake Apple stores by Chinese officials in July.

One analyst says Amazon would do well by offering a low price tablet competitor to the iPad.

Poland became the third most active retail investment market in Europe in the first half of 2011, with $1.73 billion transacted.

The discovery of over a dozen fake Apple stores in a single city of China may suggest the total volume of unauthorized stores across the country most notorious for counterfeited products.

Gold prices eased for a third session on Monday as stock markets and cyclical assets such as industrial commodities continued to recover from a rout they suffered early last week, diverting investment away from the precious metal.

Lowe's Cos Inc (LOW.N) reported weaker-than-expected quarterly sales and cut its fiscal-year outlook for the second time in three months as homeowners put off big renovations in an anemic U.S. economy.