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Report: Consumers spend $21 billion on video games
Washington, D.C. – U.S. consumers spent more than $21 billion on video game content, hardware and accessories in 2013. According to a new report from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the trade association representing the U.S. video game industry, called “2014 Essential Facts about the Computer and Video Game Industry,” 181.3 million Americans play video games.
Other findings from the report include:
• 51% of U.S. households own a game console, and those that do own an average of two;
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Leslie's Poolmart opening 20 stores this week
Phoenix -- Leslie's Poolmart, Inc. said it will grand-open 20 retail locations throughout the U.S. on April 25; stores will open in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
In total, Leslie's plans to open 45 new stores this year, between April and May of 2014.