When There’s Nothing New Under the Sun

December 9th, 2009

It might not just be the economy that’s holding back sales this holiday season — it’s also the lack of breakout products. Industry analysts and even retailers are hard-pressed to identify any must-have items beyond an $8 toy hamster. ”There’s no killer item this year. There is no XBox or item that’s out of stock that everyone has to have, and typically we benefit when that happens,” John Donahoe, eBay’s CEO, said at an investors’ conference this week. “There just simply … isn’t one this year. (more…)

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