Britt Beemer
Britt Beemer
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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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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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The closer you get to Christmas, there's this mentality on the part of consumers where they're willing to go out just a little bit more to get the even bigger discounts.
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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.
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These Thanksgiving shopping numbers will be the lowest in a decade,
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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,
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I'm surprised they kept any of the May company brands, frankly.
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It's interesting they flipped the jobs. They want the future CEO to have experience on the domestic and international side equally. It may be that Wal-Mart looks at the international side as equal to the U.S.
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Their secret weapon has always been their french fries. I would say that if they do change the oils, I'll bet they did a million taste tests to make sure nothing has changed. But there's always that risk when you're tampering with a product.