Candace Corlett
Candace Corlett
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This sector is having a very, very hard time competing with Wal-Mart. If grocery chains keep focusing on price, they will certainly lose the battle, just like Winn-Dixie,
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The beauty of entrepreneurship is that it rears itself in very unique ways and this is an example of it,
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Expanding for big box store is a challenge, especially in the Northeast. Therefore, retailers will have to devise a strategy for using eminent domain.
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is serious stuff that is on people's minds. This is a worry.
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This is an age group that has been ignored by most retailers, manufacturers and advertisers. This group has taken their spending to the places that reach out the them: travel, restaurants, upscale supermarkets and casinos.
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A launch for any fashion label has to be at a high decibel.
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The modern grocer needs to stop blaming Wal-Mart and focus on improving the shopping experience.
ambience becomes customers last minds price walk
More than just service, it's the respect, rapport, ambience that engages customers so that price becomes the last thing on their minds as they walk around stores.
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Lots of business opportunities come out of tragedy. It's the capitalist way of life. I think the a market for airport-friendly merchandise is a good thing.
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Service with respect has become the foundation on which store loyalty stands. Women want bargains, to accomplish a lot in one trip, and interesting items, but if the level of service and respect is found wanting, none of that matters.
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Shopping is both a necessity and entertainment so while consumers may have to less money to spend, that doesn't necessarily affect their enjoyment of the shopping experience. What is fundamentally different is where consumers shop and their shopping mindset.
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Maybe the future isn't so bright. There's a lot of comfort in wrapping ourselves in a simpler time, and also in clothes less demanding of the perfect body. And perhaps it's a bit of a bow to a boomer population that has a little bit of a hard time with spandex.
bit culture embedded entitled
It's become embedded in the culture that everyone is entitled to a little bit of luxury.
couple shot
They had their shot at doing Lands' End very well a couple of years ago.