Britt Beemer
Britt Beemer
america certainly changed mentality money reflection since spend
It's a reflection of the bargain-hunter mentality of America since Sept. 11. Americans certainly changed the way they look at what they spend their money on.
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It's a typical, mediocre Christmas season. But we've gone through the last years with no hot new toy and no hot apparel look. There's no reason to shop early.
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It's hard to escape a week without some negative story about Wal-Mart. Let's look at the facts. Wal-Mart is clearly the number one retailer in America. Average consumers have to buy the products that Wal-Mart sells and they do this each and every week. The consumer isn't interested in the origin of the products purchased as long as merchandise meets their expectations.
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It probably won't mean much lower prices. It's going to obviously give consumers greater convenience, and that's what consumers want with drugstores.
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Consumers really got a monkey off their back when gas prices came down. I do expect this year that Black Friday will be the biggest (shopping) day of the year.
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Consumers might think (restocking fees) are unfair. As long as they feel it's unfair, they'll be less likely to go back to that store.
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Consumers love January because January has always been this great clearance month. If they don't see (sales), as they've proved this Christmas, they'll outwait the retailer.
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Consumers look around and see (the Home store's) $1,299 sofa and see others for $699 or $799 at other stores and it's a reality check. I find after the hoopla is over, they become retail museums.
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Consumers believe that the bigger, better deals happen closer to Christmas, and they're willing to wait. Last year, lots of consumers were disappointed because they didn't see the early discounts. Shoppers are playing a game of cat and mouse, and they're waiting to see if the retailers will outlast them.
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They saw Wal-Mart coming at them. I think Target may have to sharpen some of their prices a little bit more.
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With their low margins, they can't afford to have unprofitable stores. It could destroy the profitability of the chain.
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With nothing hot to buy in decorations this Christmas, many stores started selling two weeks earlier than ever before, beginning in mid-September. Many stores skipped Thanksgiving altogether and went from Halloween to Christmas.
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I think 10 years ago if this would have happened, there would have been a much higher level of aggravation, anger and frustration in the marketplace.
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High hotel rates that border on price gouging are the single biggest issue that I hear retailers complaining about, and they usually use the word 'abuse' in their complaint,