George Whalin
George Whalin
across afford citizen corporate efforts good importance inform marketing people point public target
No retailer can afford to underestimate the importance of good marketing and public relations. Target also comes across as a better corporate citizen than Wal-Mart because it makes it a point to inform people about its efforts to give back to communities.
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All these new gimmicks are very interesting but the jury's still out about their impact on the consumer or if they'll be cost-effective in the long run ... People don't shop at a store because of one thing but a combination of factors. Even if shoppers like the fancy technology, a rude employee can turn them away from the store.
careful jobs nervous people
I think people are nervous about their jobs and when people get nervous about their jobs, they get very careful about spending.
confident far holding jobs market people
It's all about jobs. As long as people are confident about their jobs and being able to find one, they will spend. The job market so far is holding up well.
die locations people reason spend turned visible
They've got locations that Wal-Mart would die for. They're in visible locations in communities where people spend money. There's no reason this thing can't be turned around.
banner consumers enormous factor holiday internet online retail sales using weather year
This is a banner year for online retail sales. The weather was an enormous factor for the big holiday sales numbers. The other factor is that consumers are much more comfortable using the Internet and they're appreciating the convenience of it.
banking economic markets niche publishing
These little niche markets such as banking and publishing don't make economic sense for Wal-Mart,
domestic driver growth room
The no. 1 domestic growth driver will be grocery. Wal-Mart has a lot of room to grow there. It's already the No. 1 grocer in Texas.
affluent business cities driving general major retail san stores york
The retail business in general is strong, and Federated is doing well, considering it has stores in major cities such as New York and San Francisco, where the affluent shopper is driving a lot of sales.
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It's not a coincidence that we're hearing China come up so much lately. Many companies were simply waiting to observe Wal-Mart's mistakes first and then plan their entry.
china companies hearing mistakes observe plan simply waiting
It's not a coincidence that we're hearing China come up so much lately, ... Many companies were simply waiting to observe Wal-Mart's mistakes first and then plan their entry.
attracting good mall problem stores
If the mall has other good stores in it, they shouldn't have any problem attracting other retailers.
adapt innovation market precedes wants willing
Technological innovation always precedes demand. It's not necessarily what the market wants or is willing to adapt to,
boycott cause folks hurt hurts realize smaller worse
I realize that these folks have got a cause but they hurt the smaller retailers. The boycott hurts them worse than anybody.