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Uh-oh!

Is Her Minajesty being hand-fed some sour grapes by her beloved Barbs?!

Apparently, Nicki's latest album, the re-release of Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded called The Re-Up hasn't exactly had the warm reception she had anticipated, as it's suffered from low sales since it dropped on November 19th!

But according to her, it's by no fault of her own!

During a recent interview, the Trinidadian rapper revealed

Tags: low sales, new album, nicki minaj, pink friday roman reloaded the re-up, release, retailers, target, walmart

It's on!

The U.S. Justice Department thinks Apple went a step too far by conspiring with publishers to create fixed eBook prices and has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the company to teach it a lesson in fairness.

Even though some publishers have already settled, the company behind the iPad is disputing the charges by arguing that pricing agreements with publishers only enhanced competition in a market dominated by Amazon.

The government wants

Tags: agency model, amazon, antitrust, apple, conspired, ebook, harpercollins, ipad, justice department, kindle, lawsuit, macmillah, penguin, retailers, simon 038 schuster, united states

Walmart Target is forcing its vendors to make a change — offer better pricing!

Target sent a letter to its “most important vendor partners” indicating that to compete with other retail giants, like Walmart and Amazon, they needed to change their pricing strategy.

They are also

Tags: competitor, research, retail, retailers, stores, target, walmart

More people might be shopping online, but each person is spending less on their purchases.

This past November and December, online transactions increased by 37%, however, the average purchase amount decreased by 9%.

The reasoning

Tags: free shipping, increase, online, retail, retailers, shopping

Paris might be known as the fashion capital of the world, but prepare yourself for rude sales reps if you decide to shop there.

The famed Avenue des Champs-Elysées, which features some of the biggest names in fashion, was ranked as number 22 in terms of customer service.

Reports showed that 40% of the time the sales staff seemed irritated to have to deal with customers.

Leslie Kambourian, an account director in charge of fashion and luxury at Presence,

Tags: fashion, irritated, luxury, paris, retail, retailers, rude, sales, shopping, stores

Small business owners in India are mad as hell about the government's new foreign retail policy, so they're going on strike.

Last week the Indian Cabinet decided to increase the single brand ownership cap from 51% to 100%, which would let big name retailers like Walmart, Ikea, Tesco and Carrefour to come into the country.

Since 90% of India's retail market are mom-and-pop shops, the decision could ultimately wipe out thousands of jobs, but the government doesn't see it that way.

Rajiv Kumar, secretary general

Tags: carrefour, ikea, india, protest, retailers, small business, tesco, walmart

Guess we probably won't be seeing any more epic 99 cent sales any time soon…

Billboard has announced that beginning the week of Nov. 21, albums selling for less than $3.49 within the first four weeks of release will NOT count on charts.

Also, individual tracks that sell for less than $0.39 won't count on charts either!

Here's Billboard editor Bill Werde on WHY these specific prices were chosen:

Tags: 99 cent sales, albums, amazon, best buy, bill werde, billboard, charts, itunes, marketplace, retailers, sales, target, tracks, walmart