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Some DVD's have December 28 as their release date (Sex & the City, Twilight
Zone, Battlestar Gallactica miniseries). Is there some retail business reason
for releasing something right after the holiday shopping season?

Fire3Sky

>Some DVD's have December 28 as their release date (Sex & the City, Twilight
>Zone, Battlestar Gallactica miniseries). Is there some retail business reason
>for releasing something right after the holiday shopping season?

People using their gift certificates, return reciepts, etc. The day after
Christmas is a pretty big shopping day for those reasons alone.

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"Fire3Sky" <> wrote in message
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> Some DVD's have December 28 as their release date (Sex & the City,
> Twilight
> Zone, Battlestar Gallactica miniseries). Is there some retail business
> reason
> for releasing something right after the holiday shopping season?
>
> Fire3Sky

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I don't understand.
You think they should stop releasing new items after Christmas?
At what point do you think they should start releasing them?.....July 4th?

Fire3Sky <> wrote:
: Some DVD's have December 28 as their release date (Sex & the City, Twilight
: Zone, Battlestar Gallactica miniseries). Is there some retail business reason
: for releasing something right after the holiday shopping season?

: Fire3Sky

December 28 is a tuesday, the day which all new dvd's are typically
released... The studios aren't intentionally trying to release new titles
a few days after X-mas, although I'm sure it's nice that this tuesday
happens to be almost after X-mas day.

It will be good for people with gift cards and gift certificates.

John



Brian M Briones wrote:
> Fire3Sky <> wrote:
> : Some DVD's have December 28 as their release date (Sex & the City, Twilight
> : Zone, Battlestar Gallactica miniseries). Is there some retail business reason
> : for releasing something right after the holiday shopping season?
>
> : Fire3Sky
>
> December 28 is a tuesday, the day which all new dvd's are typically
> released... The studios aren't intentionally trying to release new titles
> a few days after X-mas, although I'm sure it's nice that this tuesday
> happens to be almost after X-mas day.

because they are stupid and think the after christmas market will produce more
sales

In article <>, Bret81C
<> wrote:

> because they are stupid and think the after christmas market will produce more
> sales

Or they know that there's not enough shelf space in stores for those
titles pre-Christmas, maybe they can't get them pressed before then,
it's an open week where they can dump titles they don't want to bother
promoting, etc.

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Invid Fan wrote on [Sat, 11 Dec 2004 01:57:50 -0500]:
> In article <>, Bret81C
> <> wrote:
>
>> because they are stupid and think the after christmas market will produce more
>> sales
>
> Or they know that there's not enough shelf space in stores for those
> titles pre-Christmas, maybe they can't get them pressed before then,
> it's an open week where they can dump titles they don't want to bother
> promoting, etc.

If someone wants a movie they will eventually get it, whether it's
released before or after xmas.

(Fire3Sky) wrote:

> Some DVD's have December 28 as their release date (Sex & the City, Twilight
> Zone, Battlestar Gallactica miniseries). Is there some retail business reason
> for releasing something right after the holiday shopping season?

They have to release *something*, and it's easier to release them
after Christmas than to overcrowd the releases on the three Tuesdays
before Christmas. This past week was a killer for me. I wish some of
the releases this week had been put off until the 28th.

-- jayembee