Britt Beemer
Britt Beemer
lowest numbers shopping thanksgiving
These Thanksgiving shopping numbers will be the lowest in a decade,
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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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With their low margins, they can't afford to have unprofitable stores. It could destroy the profitability of the chain.
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Wal-Mart deserves their high admiration level because they do what they say. They give America a place to buy at low prices in stores where employees seem happy to be there and willing to assist customers when questions are asked.
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Today, only about one-third of holiday purchases are returned as compared to just four years ago, ... Returns are very expensive for retailers because they have to retag the item and mark down the price. If I bought something for $29 and return it, store may have to cut the price to as low as $14 before restocking it.
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Parents have much lower spending plans this year, with the average at $296.20 compared with $411.24 a year ago.
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Retailers are fighting lower profits than in years past. The industry's is definitely more competitive today and companies have to do what they can to not take unnecessary markdowns.
chrysler debating decision easier sure
I'm sure that Chrysler has been debating this for years. It's probably easier for Daimler to make the decision than for Chrysler.
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They won't be there in 10 years. Most independent drugstores have given up and gone as the big drugstores come into town. ... It's kind of the end of an era.
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They will not make that mistake again this year, ... They could actually take a flat Christmas and move it up a half percent.
consumer goes stores
The consumer that's going to Wal-Mart is going to be very price-driven. The person who goes to one of these stores may be very high-tech-driven.
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I'm just amazed at how few people shopped, ... The lack of big discounts hurt retailers.
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If I were Firestone I would certainly slash my prices. I think the time window is rapidly running out on Firestone. I would have dropped the video in the very beginning, but in some cases they chose to bury their heads in the sand.
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I'm worried right now that we could have the first negative Christmas selling season in two decades,