Whos Winning the Battle of Toy Prices?

The transcript discusses the competitive pricing strategies of Amazon and Walmart during the holiday season, with Amazon offering lower prices on toys and video games. Bloomberg Intelligence provides insights into these trends, highlighting Amazon's aggressive pricing and the impact on other retailers. Additionally, the transcript covers breaking news on industrial production, showing a positive economic trend. Retailers are also managing stock levels more efficiently this year compared to last, learning from past overstock issues.

What significant change occurred in the toy pricing strategy of Amazon compared to Walmart during the holiday season?

• Walmart's toy prices became cheaper than Amazon's

• Amazon's toy prices became cheaper than Walmart's

• Amazon increased their toy prices by 5%

• Both Amazon and Walmart maintained the same prices

What was the reported increase in industrial production for November?

• 1.0%

• 0.7%

• 1.3%

• 2.0%

In which product category has Amazon been particularly aggressive in pricing compared to Walmart?

• Toys

• Clothing

• Video Games

• Electronics

Which retailer faced a significant increase in out-of-stock items during the holiday season?

• Toys R Us

• Walmart

• Target

• Amazon

What lesson did retailers learn from the previous year's holiday season regarding stock management?

• To maintain the same stock levels

• To run leaner with less excess stock

• To increase stock levels significantly

• To focus only on online sales