[2] DisneyStore.com Quadruples Sales Over Thanksgiving Weekend; Interest in Hit Movie ``Toy Story 2'' Contributes to Spike.NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1999-- DisneyStore.com, a unit of GO.com (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GO), quadrupled its sales over Thanksgiving weekend compared with the same period last year. "This phenomenal growth demonstrates that consumers are making online shopping part of their holiday rituals," said Chuck Davis, president, e-commerce, for GO.com. "We believe that top-quality customer support will help determine the winners this holiday season. Thanks to a major technology upgrade and redesign of DisneyStore.com, we've been able to meet increasing demand without missing a beat in guest service." The increase in DisneyStore.com's traffic and sales was aided by the opening of Disney/Pixar's animated feature film "Toy Story 2," which finished first at the box office with a record-breaking Thanksgiving Weekend total of $80.8 million. Not surprisingly, the "Toy Story 2" Undercover Buzz Lightyear Toy with Infrared Remote Control See IR remote control. led the sales charts at DisneyStore.com. Retailing for $25, this holiday hot seller lets kids of all ages operate an infrared remote control with a special voice, sound and action program, to aid Undercover Buzz Lightyear in rescuing his pal Woody. DisneyStore.com offers more than 25,000 items, from toys and apparel to gifts and collectibles. DisneyStore.com is part of GO.com, a newly formed Internet company that is the result of a merger between Infoseek Corp. and The Walt Disney Co.'s online unit, Buena Vista Internet Group. GO.com oversees many of the Web's most popular sites and services, including the GO.com portal, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. .com, ABCNEWS.com, Disney.com. DisneyStore.com. ESPN.com, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga .com, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= .com, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Online, Family.com and Mr. Showbiz. |
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