Marshall Cohen
Marshall Cohen
buy concerned exciting group jumps
This is the group that I'm most concerned about. There's nothing exciting here that jumps out at you and makes you want to buy it. Do I really need another striped sweater?
keeps trend
This is the trend that keeps on giving.
consumers earrings emotional good looking lost luxury products replace valuable
Consumers are looking to be able to feel good again. Many lost their valuable luxury products that have an emotional connection. You can't replace your grandmother's earrings but you can find something comparable.
acceptable line number stand
That makes you feel like you'll be in line forever. But if you can see the door, even if there are the same number of people, that makes it a lot more emotionally acceptable to stand there.
add becomes benefit buying consumers fact item novelty third wear
When it becomes the third week, the novelty is going to wear off, but the consumers will still be buying one more item just because of the fact that they're going to be having ... more in their pocket. That one item is going to add up and it is going to benefit the retailer more than the consumer.
lost share
It has lost some of its share power.
Can it be done? Yes. Has it been done? No.
acquiring becomes deals improved national sheer squeeze truly
By acquiring May, Federated now becomes a truly national brand. It will become a much bigger, improved and price-savvy retailer. With its sheer size, it will be able to squeeze better deals from its vendors.
athlete earth edge help marketing people performing product seeing seem seen wearing
If people who are wearing this product seem to be performing better, we're going to be seeing marketing like you've never seen before. Anything that can help someone get an edge or perform better, an athlete will go to the end of the earth to get it.
becomes conforming cultural lifestyle longer lost minute norms
If you do it every season, it becomes expected. And the minute it becomes expected, it's no longer cultural or countercultural. This is about innovation, lifestyle and attitude. And if you are conforming to the norms of the industry, you have lost your personality and individuality.
change concept next question retail
This will be a concept that will change the way we look at retail next year. There is no question about it.
challenge creating lead survive towards
There are a lot of things that lead towards creating a more harmonious environment. Now the challenge is, can they survive in this new market?
kinds people products
There are all kinds of products out there that many people just don't know exist.
cents extra gas maybe means prices week
When gas prices go up 5 cents a gallon, that's maybe an extra $10 a week out of consumers' pockets. But when they're going up 15 cents and more, it means $20 extra a week.