Activision Blizzard’s (ATVI) science-fiction combat game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” is slaying the competition in early holiday video game sales. Shopping research firm InfoScout said “Black Ops 3” was the top-selling game on Black Friday, capturing 9.8% of game spending. Sales of the game were helped by discounts at Wal-Mart (WMT), InfoScout said. The second-best-selling game on Black Friday was “Madden NFL 16” from Electronic Arts (EA). It
Cyber Monday online sales just set a record with $3.07 billion in spending across the U.S., up 16% from last year, according to the Adobe Index, as Amazon (AMZN) leverages its e-commerce dominance. But Thanksgiving weekend sales apparently flopped at brick-and-mortar retailers. Apple (AAPL) iPad and iPhone doorbusters were hits for Target (TGT) and others, while Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) announced booming mobile sales. But retail analytics provider
Christmas will be Apple (AAPL) scented this year, judging from Black Friday weekend sales. “It’s an Apple holiday season — it’s all about iPhones, Apple Watch, iPads and Apple TV,” Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry said in a research report Saturday. Apple is being helped by expanded availability of its products through retail partners including Best Buy (BBY), Costco (COST), Staples (SPLS), Target (TGT) and Wal-Mart (WMT), he said.