Marshall Cohen
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Marshall Cohen
consumer power sorts trying ways
They're trying to find all sorts of different ways to re-energize the consumer and the power of their brand.
expansion justify movement toward trying
This is about movement toward solidifying their base, trying to justify the expansion of the international sector.
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The 80s is about color, color, color. When business gets tough, retailers use color to entice the customer because that's the first thing that attracts the buyer.
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Last year, kids were willing to negotiate with their parents, agreeing to less clothing and outright shunning some things to get what they wanted in an electronic item.
keeps trend
This is the trend that keeps on giving.
december recognized retailers
Retailers have recognized that December has 31 days.
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The guy is so involved in the financial decision that (investment advertisements) need to be in the sports or business pages of a newspaper. And if I'm going to advertise (to men), maybe I'm better off doing a commercial during the Super Bowl than an advertisement in men's magazines.
emerged fashion footwear item
Footwear is on fire. It has emerged as the new fashion item to buy.
boots easiest mess
Boots are the easiest (fashion accessory) to wear. They're the one thing you just can't mess up.
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The fashion wardrobe for teens and young adults today is focused on trendy shoes. Footwear is the signature piece, especially in the urban markets, that these consumers are using to express who they are.
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Retailers have been looking for growth for the past several years, but frankly, they've been looking in all the wrong places. Department stores had given up on this customer to chase after the youth market, and while 40 may be the new 20, these women want to dress differently.
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Women are more willing to pay more for a product, they are more brand conscious, but less brand loyal. And who are you marketing a bang-bang, shoot-shoot movie to? If the woman is choosing the theater and where to sit and what to watch on TV, well, you need to think about that.
kinds people products
There are all kinds of products out there that many people just don't know exist.
cents extra gas maybe means prices week
When gas prices go up 5 cents a gallon, that's maybe an extra $10 a week out of consumers' pockets. But when they're going up 15 cents and more, it means $20 extra a week.