Scott Hoyt
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Scott Hoyt
assuming january
We're assuming January was all about the weather.
consumers continue easy focused malls struggle
Clearly, malls continue to struggle. Consumers are focused on easy in and easy out.
loans negative spending stretched
It just suggests that consumers, particularly lower-end consumers, are going to be more stretched when these loans reset, with potentially negative implications for spending growth.
maritime purchase stronger
The purchase will make us stronger in all segments, especially maritime communications.
consumers data holiday season since spending spent strongest year
Year over year, the data shows, this will be the strongest holiday season since 1999. But because consumers have been spending since September, there's not much pent-up demand. Consumers have already spent up demand.