After all, Levi first opened a Web site three years ago -- an eternity in cyberspace -- but without a sales window.

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Some 1.5 million tickets for Olympic football and 1.5 million Paralympics tickets that remain unsold will also be available when the sales window opens in April.

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Home Entertainment Group and Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today announced a new agreement that will extend the current 28-day sales-only window to 56 days for Theatrical New Release and made-for-video titles on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

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You know that our sales are seasonal and if we miss that narrow window we lose revenues and market share.

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"While book sales usually peak in the run up to Christmas, the move by consumers to use traditional book retailers simply for window shopping before purchasing online at discount prices has seriously impacted this sector, which has already suffered considerably from the growing popularity of e-book readers, " she said.

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