[Musiclover1987]

Originally posted by muddysquirrel

nnn;; Poor sis.

I think Target is trying to avoid situations where their other huge clients with exclusives would start having similar ideas with Beyonce... Its like a warning. Calculated loss.

That's the thing though. I'd understand it if they were the "iTunes" of the physical market and could somehow influence the market. But they're not. So what's the point? Lol.

[MLover]

Oh there goes another pressed one.

[Adele Addict]

That's so stupid. That's a terrible excuse. They're losing a lot of money by deciding not to sell it.

[Doc]

Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2

I went to Target the other day to see if Brinty Jane was still mark down, and they had Warrior at discount.

Like there is no logical rationale for this mess.

[ryanjanuary]

@tricebhasstyle: @BestBuy are y'all ready to receive my coins for @Beyonce 's new album?

@BestBuy: @tricebhasstyle We sure are! Thanks for choosing @BestBuy for your new @Beyonce album. ^Coral

[Jameson Teqkilla]

Originally posted by ethan

Who should they make an example out of? Nobody else is doing this.

& if Beyonce doesn't care, why would she yank her **** from their shelves? That would just be bad for her business.



If that's what you got from what I said, then you're not worth arguing with.



Target doesn't care about the fact that their exclusive versions affect other retailers. They are a business, they don't play fair. Every decision is based on what will best sustain their company.

You have yet to explain how not selling the most demanded album of the year is good for sustaining their company.

And lol at the "I'm not even gonna argue with you" cop-out. Thanks for admitting you can't counter my points!

[Siya]

Originally posted by YeaBey4ever

Yet she managed to sell the same amount as Kelly's weight in 3 days via iTunes with a $15.99 album. I think I might have to disagree.

[MrBeyonceFan]

Originally posted by ryanjanuary

[Яeo.]

I think they're doing this to hurt Beyonce's brand. They're probably angry that she chose iTunes as her exclusive release platform, rather than choosing Target for the matter, causing them to lose on a huge deal. So, as a "lesson", they are "refusing" to sell her album.

Their loss anyway.

[Bribe]

Originally posted by ryanjanuary

[ethan]

Originally posted by muddysquirrel

nnn;; Poor sis.

I think Target is trying to avoid situations where their other huge clients with exclusives would start having similar ideas with Beyonce... Its like a warning. Calculated loss.

Precisely. As I said, it's a preventative measure.

[KoreanDream]

Originally posted by J. YONCÉ

All they'd have to do is bundle the album with a poster or t-shirt or something. That's all.

i know, or even just mark up a few dollars and take advantage of the season -- the album is in huge demand and people especially don't want to go to 5 stores to buy things a week before christmas
all they had to do was sell it for $18 and they'd avoid this deal

Originally posted by tittieslap

Sales will stay the same, or go down. We have illegal downloading. People have an option to download a song they like for free or pay $15 just to have one song they like. We both know what the better option is.

illegal downloading is strong and there's hundreds of thousands - even millions for some albums - of sales that are lost because of it but at least immediately, i don't think it is that big of a threat
for at least a year or two (if not more) i could see the beyonce strategy of making albums album-only for the first week really helping sales
and plus it's just the 1st week - if it was album-only period i think that would create an issue

[Ice Cream Skies]

God, at this point the parental advisory/standard version is going to be online only.

I hate clean versions. I want the AUTHENTIC version.

[tittieslap]

Originally posted by J. YONCÉ

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/m...sales/1843627/

Digital overtook physical for the first time in January of this year. Please don't post like you're so sure when you have no idea what you're talking about.

"And booming digital sales this month suggest the shift is broadening more dramatically."

But didn't you fave sell more digital copies in her 600,000+ haul this week? So i'm not getting your point.

[Jameson Teqkilla]

Originally posted by ethan

Precisely. As I said, it's a preventative measure.

Preventative of what? Digital album sales have already overtaken physical sales? This is just going to make people buy albums at Wal*Mart and Best Buy?

I guess if they're trying to prevent themselves from being a relevant music retailer it's a good preventative measure.

[Attitude]

Originally posted by ryanjanuary

[OprahIsBlack]

Good for them!

Releasing that way was a tard move anyway.

[ToxDuris]

Clearly you guys don't know ANYTHING about sales and business in the music industry. The fact that all the beyhive is "oh target is so pressed" is just

[Tigre]

They're so bitter...

Lemme stan for Walmart

[Deemy]

Best Buy will carry it anyways.