Ellen Davis
Ellen Davis
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It's a misconception to think that businesses don't start hiring until November. Most want seasonal employees hired and trained by the end of October.
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If you look at the retailers that went all out on Friday, many of them opened at 5 a.m. You did not see a lot of malls doing that.
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Small retailers don't have that kind of a luxury. That said, smaller retailers usually have a better pulse on their stores.
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There's been a lot of speculation as to how consumers will react to higher gas prices, ... I think consumers really took us by surprise.
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Consumers want to celebrate, no matter what else is going on in the world.
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Many retailers find that moving their business online brings them an entirely different set of customers than they would have found in their local market,
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There's no question that gas prices will play a factor, but I don't think that the fallout will be as concerning as many analysts have feared, ... The holidays are something that consumers . . . plan ahead for. They tend not to be swayed by short-term economic circumstances.
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When Halloween merchandise starts to sell, moving in Christmas merchandise is a natural transition.