Britt Beemer
Britt Beemer
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About 30% of people who got gift cards plan to use them this week. Many retailers are going to be putting out spring merchandise to get people excited about it.
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Back to school is a very important season for retailers because it's one chance in the year when retailers get a shot at parents and kids at the same time. Historically, sports figures have been the big players; now it's a different breed of endorsers taking over.
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High hotel rates that border on price gouging are the single biggest issue that I hear retailers complaining about, and they usually use the word 'abuse' in their complaint,
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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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It costs some retailers as much as 20 percent per item to retag it, get it back on the shelf or rack and try to sell it again.
costs item percent rack retailers sell shelf
It costs some retailers as much as 20 percent per item to re-tag it, get it back on the shelf or rack and try to sell it again.
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Retailers are fighting lower profits than in years past. The industry's is definitely more competitive today and companies have to do what they can to not take unnecessary markdowns.
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I won't be surprised if a day comes very soon when the customer is charged $5 for every return. On the one hand, tougher measures frustrate the consumer. But retailers also don't want to struggle with unnecessary discounts.
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I don't think the day is the kind of day that retailers thought it would be. Christmas Eve is seldom the big day because of the fact that so many consumers ... want to be home.
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The trouble today with retailers is they can't afford to have too many underperforming stores. When 10 percent of your stores are unprofitable, you will start losing money. That wasn't the case years ago.
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I would say that the first quarter of next year probably has already been doomed by this episode,
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She was off the charts. Right up there with Martha Stewart.
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I think that Wal-Mart has come to the realization that it cannot be focused on low-prices alone. They need a broader offering.
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I'm sure that Chrysler has been debating this for years. It's probably easier for Daimler to make the decision than for Chrysler.