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...into the home-electronics market. Since Apex introduced its first model in early 2000, for $179, the price of DVD players has plummeted. Apex, based in Ontario, Calif., remains a low-price leader, with its basic units now selling for about $59 at large retailers like Circuit City and Wal-Mart. The fledgling company has captured 15% of the market, making it No. 1 in units sold this year, surpassing Sony and Panasonic...
Among the firms Root surveyed, the usual U.S. suspects--such as Dell Computer, GE, Pfizer, Microsoft and Wal-Mart--beat the index and passed all his tests. But so did some less predictable, smaller multinationals such as footwear and apparel maker Timberland and home builder KB Home. Says Root: "Profitable foreign growers come from all walks of life...
...Lowdown: Wal-Mart is still testing the service--sign up now and get a month free--and may cap the number of subscribers...
...have discovered that renting movies doesn't have to mean exorbitant late fees. Netflix, which allows users to keep DVDs as long as they want and return them in prepaid mailers, has 742,000 members and has spawned a cadre of copycats, like NumberSlate, CafeDVD and GreenCine. Even Wal-Mart and Blockbuster (in-store) have warmed to monthly subscription models. Here's a primer on the major programs...
...Wal-Mart walmart.com...