Britt Beemer
Britt Beemer
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I think retailers will hold prices up to 40 percent off before Christmas and then go even deeper in January to clear inventory. No doubt, heavy discounts help sales but they hurt profits. And retailers, more than ever, know that they have to answer to Wall Street and not Main Street.
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Only a month ago, I felt we could see the first negative selling season in over 20 years, but the drop in gas prices has given consumers a newfound shopping spirit that should sustain them throughout the month of December.
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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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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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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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What's happens is retailers become known for certain things. You want to be known for some product category. You want to be known for a return policy.
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I've never seen this many consumers not done with their Christmas shopping.
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Electronics is particularly hot cause there is nothing else that has created much excitement for consumers. Our research indicates that 44 percent of shoppers have completed their holiday shopping and about 20 percent still have to start it. This weekend we think more dollars will be spent overall. Apparel sales could benefit form colder weather but watch out for electronics to come out on top again.
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Electronics continue to lead all categories in year-over-year sales growth for the holidays.
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The success of GM's employee discount sale is a great example that consumers still are in a mood to buy. However, I think Christmas spending could be a little narrower than last year.
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I've advised clients that when you get into these types of situations, the PR battles are so bad. You might as well get out of it and not fight it.
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(Teens) are hard to market to because they have to see the final product before they can tell you whether they like it. When you lose teen customers, it's hard to get them back.
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At this point in the buying season, parents have only spent $71.96 so far, so there is time for stores to get aggressive and drive more sales,
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Consumers this year just never got enamored with what they saw.