Britt Beemer
Britt Beemer
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I think at least a third of consumers that previously bought her products will abandon the brand. A number higher than that means the brand is dead.
consumers
I think consumers want to see a choice.
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I see an extremely promotional shopping environment. I've advised my retail clients to be super aggressive Thanksgiving weekend. Retailers don't want to do it from a margin perspective, but otherwise they won't see shoppers in stores. Consumers have less money to spend and they'll take their 'less money' elsewhere.
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Over the last couple years, chains have tried to do something different -- they're trying to give consumers a different look, a different style.
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There are a number of consumers I've talked to who have given money to hurricane funds in lieu of gifts. Last year luxury retail was the grand slam .... If this shopper cuts back, it will send Wall Street into a spin.
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There are a lot of wealthy income consumers that have given a lot of money to hurricane funds, and they're saying they're doing that in lieu of Christmas gifts,
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China has given American consumers the best values they have seen in their lifetime.
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Retail sales were pretty good, considering at the start of the season we were looking at $3 gasoline and were still recovering from the hurricanes. Consumers got out early and responded to early-bird specials, but there wasn't much new. There was no hot toy or hot apparel look.
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Only a month ago, I felt we could see the first negative selling season in over 20 years, but the drop in gas prices has given consumers a newfound shopping spirit that should sustain them throughout the month of December.
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One thing that shocked me was that the number of consumers planning to buy gift cards this Christmas is not as big as last year.
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The success of GM's employee discount sale is a great example that consumers still are in a mood to buy. However, I think Christmas spending could be a little narrower than last year.
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Consumers this year just never got enamored with what they saw.
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I've never seen this many consumers not done with their Christmas shopping.
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That number is almost double from last year when only 20 percent of consumers polled has a similar response,