Kurt Barnard
Kurt Barnard
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So far, this has turned out to be the year's great bargain hunt,
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One area that could suffer greatly may be her magazines because advertisers will pull out if this goes badly for her.
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No one should come to the conclusion, as some people have already done, that this is going to be a disastrous holiday sales season for retailers. For most, it's going to be a decent sales season, but it will fall for most below the levels achieved a year ago.
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One word - dismal. There's nothing else to be said but absolutely dismal.
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We were dealing with a very cautious, very careful consumer who was not really inspired to buy anything because there wasn't anything worth buying.
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There's a general sense of weakness and caution and I'll tell you the headlines in the newspapers these days do not help, ... We're seeing more layoffs and consumers are beginning to feel there's a cold winter breeze suddenly blowing their way.
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There's a general sense of weakness and caution and I'll tell you, the headlines in the newspapers these days do not help. We're seeing more layoffs and consumers are beginning to feel there's a cold winter breeze suddenly blowing their way.
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There's no question that Kmart is in deep trouble, and how that trouble is going to resolve itself remains to be seen,
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There's no question that competition in retailing is rampant and out of hand. It's getting increasingly difficult for companies to keep their heads above water. That's why the industry is getting into gear for more merger activity.
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There's no question it's been very anemic. Now the big question is, will the bargain hunt continue into the next 16 to 17 days before Christmas, or will consumers just simply go shopping?
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The thing that drives retail sales most and best is job availability and the ease of obtaining new jobs. Both of these factors are absent at the present time. It may not be until the end of the year that we see job growth.
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Sales results were not exactly exceptional and they do represent a slowdown in the overall economy,
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People still like to be out. There's a social aspect to this. It's hard to change people's habits. Many people have the day, it's a family day, and retailers have specials.
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Discount stores are doing very well, and home-oriented retailers are doing very well. But most of the others are dragging their heels.