<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - sales</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/sales</link><description>Newsvine - sales</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:44 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Handle Business Meetings Like A Pro</title>
<description><![CDATA[Working for myself, I take a lot of business meetings, as an entrepreneur you have to deal with a lot of vendors that may want to do business with you and provide products or services. It is surprising however, how many folks usually appear completely unprepared for meetings with&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frankie D.-2669200]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Frankie D.-2669200]]></source><link>http://growthmag.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18429529-handle-business-meetings-like-a-pro</link><guid>http://growthmag.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/22/18429529-handle-business-meetings-like-a-pro</guid><category>business</category><category>sales</category><category>money</category><category>finance</category><category>networking</category><category>entrepreneurship</category><category>career</category><category>relationships</category><category>accounts</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Jeff Flake hints: I&amp;#8217;ll support expanded background checks in return for changes on Internet sales</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A week ago, he noted on his Facebook page that his poll numbers after voting no on Toomey/Manchin put him somewhere&nbsp;south of &ldquo;pond scum.&rdquo;&nbsp;Today,&nbsp;this.
He won&rsquo;t face the voters again for five and a half years, but he shares a home state with Gab&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18106142-jeff-flake-hints-ill-support-expanded-background-checks-in-return-for-changes-on-internet-sales</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/07/18106142-jeff-flake-hints-ill-support-expanded-background-checks-in-return-for-changes-on-internet-sales</guid><category>congress</category><category>tax</category><category>poll</category><category>sales</category><category>politics</category><category>internet</category><category>vote</category><category>numbers</category><category>gun</category><category>kelly</category><category>republican</category><category>control</category><category>flip</category><category>democrat</category><category>jeff-flake</category><category>checks</category><category>background</category><category>ayotte</category><category>gabby-giffords</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 16:11:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater46F89E86-D902-8801-3E44-2D67DB50658E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="182" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater46F89E86-D902-8801-3E44-2D67DB50658E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Nielsen: CSDs Continue to Plummet, Water Logs Worst Month in Past Year</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sales of most carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) remain on a  downward trend, while bottled water brands posted their worst month in  the past year, according to new Nielsen data provided in a report by  Wells Fargo Securities.
The data, which covered a four-week period ending on Apr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17934168-nielsen-csds-continue-to-plummet-water-logs-worst-month-in-past-year</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/26/17934168-nielsen-csds-continue-to-plummet-water-logs-worst-month-in-past-year</guid><category>business</category><category>sales</category><category>water</category><category>date</category><category>bottled-water</category><category>carbonated-soft-drinks</category><category>dollar-sales</category><category>csds</category><category>equivalent-unit-volume</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:07:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000E636AA8A-819D-9894-2979-E2B4CF605079.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="100" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000E636AA8A-819D-9894-2979-E2B4CF605079.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="100" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Efficiency Backlash: Businesses Find Too Much Downsizing Can Hurt the Bottom Line | TIME.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[One national restaurant chain realizes that over-burdening its employees hurts sales, as well as the company brand. Will more businesses follow its lead?
In the business world, efficiency is king. The corporate quest to cut salaries and get more out of employees, thereby maximiz&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/23/17878650-efficiency-backlash-businesses-find-too-much-downsizing-can-hurt-the-bottom-line-timecom</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/23/17878650-efficiency-backlash-businesses-find-too-much-downsizing-can-hurt-the-bottom-line-timecom</guid><category>business</category><category>sales</category><category>workers</category><category>assets</category><category>branding</category><category>work-life</category><category>efficiency</category><category>down-sizing</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:41:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite61204388-8D24-08D6-202C-816CCE60F2D1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="162" width="240" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite61204388-8D24-08D6-202C-816CCE60F2D1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Senate moves closer to backing online sales taxes - CBS News</title>
<description><![CDATA[
With strong support from both Democrats and Republicans, the Senate on Monday came one step closer to empowering state governments to collect Internet sales taxes from businesses headquartered outside of their respective state borders.
&nbsp;
By a vote of 74 to 20, the Senate&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17866634-senate-moves-closer-to-backing-online-sales-taxes-cbs-news</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17866634-senate-moves-closer-to-backing-online-sales-taxes-cbs-news</guid><category>congress</category><category>senate</category><category>tax</category><category>sales</category><category>money</category><category>online</category><category>politics</category><category>internet</category><category>house</category><category>bill</category><category>pay</category><category>pass</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:31:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater896FA60B-385B-91AF-3625-5FD937AADBDD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=leafydebater896FA60B-385B-91AF-3625-5FD937AADBDD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Monopoly cat token contest lifts Hasbro sales</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hasbro reported first-quarter results Monday that beat Wall  Street expectations as the toy maker benefited from an online contest  that let people vote to eliminate one of its Monopoly tokens and  introduce a new one.
The Pawtucket, R.I.-maker of G.I. Joe,  My Little Pony and T&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17864718-monopoly-cat-token-contest-lifts-hasbro-sales</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17864718-monopoly-cat-token-contest-lifts-hasbro-sales</guid><category>business</category><category>sales</category><category>hasbro</category><category>profits</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:00:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000262A1845-3672-ED6A-AF98-03A57F610507.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000262A1845-3672-ED6A-AF98-03A57F610507.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Idol' sales: Scotty's new single, more</title>
<description><![CDATA[Appearances on American Idol and the Academy of Country Music Awards helped multiple Idols this week. Weekly sales of Scotty McCreery's Clear as Day more than doubled after he returned to Idol, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and his new single, See You Tonight, debuted with 46,0&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17863809-idol-sales-scottys-new-single-more</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/22/17863809-idol-sales-scottys-new-single-more</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>sales</category><category>a</category><category>fox</category><category>album-sales</category><category>track-sales</category><category>erican-idol</category><category>idol-sales</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:21:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000C635D819-7283-AB6C-6830-D9BCEDEA7CA1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000C635D819-7283-AB6C-6830-D9BCEDEA7CA1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pulitzer means jump in sales for fiction winner</title>
<description><![CDATA[After a year's hiatus, the Pulitzer Prize remains golden for fiction writers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780486-pulitzer-means-jump-in-sales-for-fiction-winner</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780486-pulitzer-means-jump-in-sales-for-fiction-winner</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>books</category><category>sales</category><category>pulitzer-prize</category><category>pulitzer</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:44:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6b254f52-241b-4a23-88f1-5b3b78f15b12.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="342" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6b254f52-241b-4a23-88f1-5b3b78f15b12.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated photo provided by the Pulitzer Prize Board shows Adam Johnson, who was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, for &quot;The Orphan Masters Son,&quot; on Monday, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Pulitzer Prize Board)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=08b95dbe-2c45-4b2d-a6ae-b6051830599e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="437" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=08b95dbe-2c45-4b2d-a6ae-b6051830599e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="131" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated photo released by Stanford University shows English professor Adam Johnson. Johnson's &quot;The Orphan Master's Son,&quot; a labyrinthine story of a man's travails in North Korea, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, restoring a high literary honor a year after no fiction award was given. (AP Photo/Stanford University, Dagmar Logie)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>GM 1Q global sales rise 3.6 percent to beat VW</title>
<description><![CDATA[General Motors edged out fast-growing Volkswagen in first-quarter sales as both companies try to close the gap with Toyota for the global world sales crown.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17777691-gm-1q-global-sales-rise-36-percent-to-beat-vw</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17777691-gm-1q-global-sales-rise-36-percent-to-beat-vw</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>sales</category><category>global</category><category>general-motors</category><category>global-sales</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:32:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Who writes  about car insurance?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Car insurance coverage (often known as vehicle insurance, Distance insurance coverage, auto insurance, or perhaps car insurance policy) is insurance bought for cars, vehicles, cycles, and other highway automobiles. The principal use is to offer economic security against actual de&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbra Insalaco]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Barbra Insalaco]]></source><link>http://carlstop87.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17746002-who-writes-about-car-insurance</link><guid>http://carlstop87.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17746002-who-writes-about-car-insurance</guid><category>business</category><category>sales</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:26:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Detergent Pods Are Shrinking Soap Sales</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
For decades, detergent makers have enjoyed  bloated demand thanks to consumers dosing their loads of laundry with  excessive amounts of soap.
In the past few years, however, producers began selling pre-measured  &ldquo;pods&rdquo; or capsules of detergent. Consumers love&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17723122-detergent-pods-are-shrinking-soap-sales</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17723122-detergent-pods-are-shrinking-soap-sales</guid><category>business</category><category>sales</category><category>soap</category><category>laundry-soap</category><category>soap-sales</category><category>detergent-pods</category><category>laundry-soap-sales</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:25:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600047133B09-BD1F-5BF7-FC9D-6E4B2D1ED2C2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600047133B09-BD1F-5BF7-FC9D-6E4B2D1ED2C2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Investors dump Microsoft, PC stocks on bleak news</title>
<description><![CDATA[If fewer people are interested in buying a new personal computer, then fewer investors want to own stakes in companies whose fortunes are tied to the sales of laptop and desktop machines.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17707405-investors-dump-microsoft-pc-stocks-on-bleak-news</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17707405-investors-dump-microsoft-pc-stocks-on-bleak-news</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sales</category><category>pc</category><category>fallout</category><category>tec</category><category>pc-sales</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:19:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c5ec1e2f-2cee-4dff-9bc4-6c016eaa97ce.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c5ec1e2f-2cee-4dff-9bc4-6c016eaa97ce.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, file photo, a woman walks past laptop computers running Microsoft Windows 8 operating system during its launching ceremony in Hong Kong. Research firm IDC says PC global shipments of PCs fell 14 percent in the first three months this year. The appeal of tablets and smartphones is pulling money away from PC sales, but it also blames Microsoft's latest version of Windows, which forces users to learn new ways to control their machines. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>US retail sales fall 0.4 percent in March</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sales at U.S. retailers fell in March from February, indicating that higher taxes and weak hiring likely made some consumers more cautious about spending.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher S. Rugaber]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Christopher S. Rugaber]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17704453-us-retail-sales-fall-04-percent-in-march</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17704453-us-retail-sales-fall-04-percent-in-march</guid><category>us</category><category>sales</category><category>politics</category><category>retail</category><category>us-news</category><category>retail-sales</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:09:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e2393ded-2dc4-4561-afce-d6ed1ef57ceb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="290" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e2393ded-2dc4-4561-afce-d6ed1ef57ceb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Tuesday, April 9, 2013 photo, a shopper looks over the clothes at the Vermont Trading Company in Montpelier, Vt. U.S. retail sales fell in March from February by the most in nine months, indicating higher taxes and weak hiring have made consumers more cautious about spending, according to the Commerce Department, on Friday, April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d5768672-1690-4050-94c8-1cd9dc7578e6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="246" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d5768672-1690-4050-94c8-1cd9dc7578e6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Tuesday, April 9, 2013 photo, a rack of colorful clothing is displayed at the Vermont Trading Company in Montpelier, Vt. U.S. retail sales fell in March from February by the most in nine months, indicating higher taxes and weak hiring have made consumers more cautious about spending, according to the Commerce Department, on Friday, April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=64e7b739-f5e4-4faa-af61-5264ca660bd7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=64e7b739-f5e4-4faa-af61-5264ca660bd7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Tuesday, April 9, 2013 photo, shoppers look over the clothes at the Vermont Trading Company in Montpelier, Vt. U.S. retail sales fell in March from February by the most in nine months, indicating higher taxes and weak hiring have made consumers more cautious about spending, according to the Commerce Department, on Friday, April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>China's March auto sales up 13.3 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[China's auto sales in March rose 13.3 percent over a year earlier but Japanese automakers suffered more declines, an industry group reported Thursday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe McDonald]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joe McDonald]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17702469-chinas-march-auto-sales-up-133-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17702469-chinas-march-auto-sales-up-133-percent</guid><category>business</category><category>china</category><category>sales</category><category>auto-sales</category><category>as</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:27:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>PC shipments plummet: A breakdown by PC maker</title>
<description><![CDATA[Research group IDC said Wednesday that global shipments of personal computers fell 14 percent in the first three months of 2013, the sharpest plunge since the firm started tracking the industry in 1994. IDC said Microsoft's Windows 8 software appears to be driving buyers away from PCs and toward smartphones and tablets. According to research group IDC, here are the five leading manufacturers of personal computers worldwide in first quarter of 2013:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17693538-pc-shipments-plummet-a-breakdown-by-pc-maker</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17693538-pc-shipments-plummet-a-breakdown-by-pc-maker</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>glance</category><category>sales</category><category>pc</category><category>tec</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:11:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>KFC parent Yum: China sales hit by bird flu</title>
<description><![CDATA[Yum Brands says publicity surrounding a new strain of flu is hurting its KFC sales in China, putting added pressure on its efforts to recover from an earlier controversy over its chicken suppliers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17692686-kfc-parent-yum-china-sales-hit-by-bird-flu</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17692686-kfc-parent-yum-china-sales-hit-by-bird-flu</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>china</category><category>sales</category><category>yum-brands</category><category>yum</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:33:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>PC outlook darkens as sales slump deepens in 1Q</title>
<description><![CDATA[The ailing personal computer market is getting weaker, and it's starting to look as if it will never fully recover as a new generation of mobile devices reshapes the way people use technology.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17691770-pc-outlook-darkens-as-sales-slump-deepens-in-1q</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17691770-pc-outlook-darkens-as-sales-slump-deepens-in-1q</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sales</category><category>pc</category><category>microsoft-windows</category><category>tec</category><category>pc-sales</category><category>us-tec</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:02:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c5ec1e2f-2cee-4dff-9bc4-6c016eaa97ce.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c5ec1e2f-2cee-4dff-9bc4-6c016eaa97ce.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, file photo, a woman walks past laptop computers running Microsoft Windows 8 operating system during its launching ceremony in Hong Kong. Research firm IDC says PC global shipments of PCs fell 14 percent in the first three months this year. The appeal of tablets and smartphones is pulling money away from PC sales, but it also blames Microsoft's latest version of Windows, which forces users to learn new ways to control their machines. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>India car sales drop for 1st time in a decade</title>
<description><![CDATA[Car sales in India fell by 6.7 percent in the past year, the first decline in a decade for the country's once-booming auto industry as it grapples with a wider economic malaise.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kay Johnson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kay Johnson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17684339-india-car-sales-drop-for-1st-time-in-a-decade</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17684339-india-car-sales-drop-for-1st-time-in-a-decade</guid><category>business</category><category>india</category><category>sales</category><category>as</category><category>car-sales</category><category>as-india</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:20:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Carmelo Anthony surpasses LeBron in NBA jersey sales</title>
<description><![CDATA[New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony has put together an MVP-type season.
And fans have noticed.
For  the first time since the NBA began releasing jersey sales in 2001-02,  Anthony has the top-selling jersey in the NBA this season, climbing  ahead of Miami Heat All-Star LeBr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17673187-carmelo-anthony-surpasses-lebron-in-nba-jersey-sales</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17673187-carmelo-anthony-surpasses-lebron-in-nba-jersey-sales</guid><category>nba</category><category>sports</category><category>sales</category><category>new-york-knicks</category><category>miami-heat</category><category>carmelo-anthony</category><category>surpass</category><category>jersey-sales</category><category>labron-james</category><category>nba-store</category><category>nbastore-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:24:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000004CCD51-0028-7CB0-795F-AE8E1E5CD900.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000004CCD51-0028-7CB0-795F-AE8E1E5CD900.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Get Paid with Subscription Billing SaaS </title>
<description><![CDATA[Simplifying the Recurring Payment Process with a Subscription Billing SaaS
Web businesses that offer products, services or information based on a subscription model spend a lot of time and effort managing customer billing and payments. This process only grows more complex as a b&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[avangate]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[avangate]]></source><link>http://avangate-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17654818-get-paid-with-subscription-billing-saas</link><guid>http://avangate-1.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17654818-get-paid-with-subscription-billing-saas</guid><category>technology</category><category>sales</category><category>software</category><category>subscription</category><category>saas</category><category>cloud</category><category>avangate</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:51:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Laws, rumors have ammo flying off store shelves</title>
<description><![CDATA[Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and  alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically  by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves  stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement  departments.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618486-laws-rumors-have-ammo-flying-off-store-shelves</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17618486-laws-rumors-have-ammo-flying-off-store-shelves</guid><category>laws</category><category>sales</category><category>guns</category><category>us-news</category><category>rumors</category><category>ammo</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 18:23:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000646066DC-91DB-ABE6-8DE5-CC7BE64E61CB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato6000646066DC-91DB-ABE6-8DE5-CC7BE64E61CB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>General Motors March US sales up 6 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[General Motors' U.S. sales rose 6 percent in March as Americans continued to gain confidence and buy more cars and trucks.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17569450-general-motors-march-us-sales-up-6-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17569450-general-motors-march-us-sales-up-6-percent</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>auto</category><category>sales</category><category>general-motors</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 14:17:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ford's US sales rose 6 percent in March</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales rose 6 percent in March thanks to record sales of its newly redesigned Fusion sedan and Escape SUV.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17569426-fords-us-sales-rose-6-percent-in-march</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17569426-fords-us-sales-rose-6-percent-in-march</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>auto</category><category>ford</category><category>sales</category><category>ford-motor-co</category><category>escape-suv</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 14:15:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>No let up for auto sales in March; pickups star</title>
<description><![CDATA[America is getting back to work, and it needs pickup trucks.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Krisher]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Krisher]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17568267-no-let-up-for-auto-sales-in-march-pickups-star</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17568267-no-let-up-for-auto-sales-in-march-pickups-star</guid><category>us</category><category>auto</category><category>sales</category><category>auto-sales</category><category>us-news</category><category>great-recession</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 00:25:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a0a307cc-1d7d-42f5-9f16-9383a722c077.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a0a307cc-1d7d-42f5-9f16-9383a722c077.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Thursday, March 14, 2013, photo,  Matthew Miller of Omaha shops for a car in Omaha, Neb. March is turning out to be the best month for auto sales in at least six years.  Major automakers including Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, General Motors and Nissan all reported increases, with some reporting their best month since the start of the Great Recession in December of 2007.  (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87e406a0-bb80-40c6-9f1b-4f1881a2dfbb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=87e406a0-bb80-40c6-9f1b-4f1881a2dfbb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Wednesday, March 20, 2013 photo a Ford emblem is attached to the wheel of a sedan at a Ford dealership in, Norwood, Mass. March is turning out to be the best month for auto sales in at least six years.  Major automakers including Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, General Motors and Nissan all reported increases, with some reporting their best month since the start of the Great Recession in December of 2007.   (AP Photo/Steven Senne)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a927c43c-d409-4b2b-a620-0ce9ebebba72.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a927c43c-d409-4b2b-a620-0ce9ebebba72.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Thursday, March 14, 2013, photo,  Matthew Miller of Omaha shops for a car in Omaha, Neb. March is turning out to be the best month for auto sales in at least six years.  Major automakers including Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, General Motors and Nissan all reported increases, with some reporting their best month since the start of the Great Recession in December of 2007.  (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NY top court OKs tax on online sellers like Amazon</title>
<description><![CDATA[New York's highest court ruled Thursday the state can collect sales tax from out-of-state retailers, rejecting claims by Amazon.com and Overstock.com that the tax law violates the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Virtanen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Virtanen]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17502922-ny-top-court-oks-tax-on-online-sellers-like-amazon</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17502922-ny-top-court-oks-tax-on-online-sellers-like-amazon</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>new-york</category><category>taxes</category><category>sales</category><category>online</category><category>sales-taxes</category><category>constitution-commerce-clause</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:55:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>