Marshall Cohen
Marshall Cohen
buying consumers expensive less maybe perfect signature year
Two years ago, consumers were buying expensive denim and a lot of pairs. This year they're buying that one - maybe two - signature perfect pair. And then they're complementing it with less expensive pairs.
buy consumers finally love mark ownership realizing rent rest store success trade
Ownership it's not necessarily the mark of success anymore. Consumers are finally realizing that they don't have to buy and store it for the rest of their lives. They can rent it, love it and trade it in.
deal driven marketing price product
I think the Adidas-Reebok deal is more product and marketing driven than it is price driven.
fashion fit needed provides
Like Nike, Adidas also needed a better fashion fit and Reebok provides that.
agreeing clothing electronic kids last less negotiate outright willing
Last year, kids were willing to negotiate with their parents, agreeing to less clothing and outright shunning some things to get what they wanted in an electronic item.
build material model people talk
I think it's fact-finding at its best. We're able to show them essentially a model of what we're going to build in New Mexico. They can see how it's operated. They can see the way the material is handled. They can talk to employees. They can talk to people in the community.
buying consumers giving good helping holiday remembered retailers year
Holiday 2005 will be remembered as the year of giving to those in need. Retailers want consumers to feel good about buying and helping others.
brands critical data deal focus given great growth highly national phenomenal piece record retail shows track winner
There is a great deal of focus now on retail brands, and justifiably so given their phenomenal track record of growth recently. However, this data shows that while retail brands can be highly profitable, national brands are a critical piece of a winner retail formula.
based brands compelling customer formula grow identify produce profitable retailers together unique winning
Retailers need to identify a proprietary winning formula based upon their unique customer base. Ultimately, brands and retailers that grow together are compelling partnerships that produce the most profitable incomes.
december recognized retailers
Retailers have recognized that December has 31 days.
chase customer department dress given growth looking past retailers several stores women wrong youth
Retailers have been looking for growth for the past several years, but frankly, they've been looking in all the wrong places. Department stores had given up on this customer to chase after the youth market, and while 40 may be the new 20, these women want to dress differently.
absolutely companies discount margins nervous obviously profit protect retailers
Retailers aren't very nervous just yet. Obviously companies want to protect their profit margins and won't discount heavily if they don't absolutely have to.
catching longer period problem trends
Trends come and go very rapidly. The problem is that they're not catching on for a longer period of time.
became everywhere gym home maternity pregnant sitting women work
Today's pregnant women are out and about, in the work force, in the gym - everywhere they were before they became maternity shoppers. They may be pregnant, but they are not sitting home and hiding.