Retailers consist of small and large for-profit businesses that sell products directly to consumers. To realize a profit, retailers search for products that coincide with their business objectives and find suppliers with the most competitive pricing. Generally, a retailer can buy small quantities of an item from a distributor or a wholesaler.
Fire and Fury sells half a million copies. Combined sales of hardcover, e-book and audio versions of Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury now top 500,000. Associated Press January 18, 2018 11:41am A company that tracks retail book sales says Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury sold more than 190,000 hardcover copies last week.
The record company and manager, Brian Schechter had agreed that if they could sell 300,000 copies they would be happy. To date, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge has sold over 1 million copies in the United States and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. It received a Platinum sales certification in the UK, Double Platinum in Canada and Gold in Ireland. In its best week, the album sold 38,000 copies.