Tracy Mullin
Tracy Mullin
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For many retailers, Halloween represents the big kick-off to the fourth quarter,
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There's been kind of a general malaise in apparel over the last couple of years. We are still suffering the effects of the change from traditional business apparel to casual apparel. Those (casual wear) carry much lower price points and people still haven't figured out what casual is. People are waiting to see how it's going to shake out. Where a woman may have bought a $100 skirt in the past, she's now buying a $20 skirt.
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In today's increasingly competitive environment, retailers understand that there is a heightened importance on accelerated growth and differentiation in order to set themselves apart from the pack. We are now seeing retailers refocus their efforts on growth initiatives in an effort to increase sales, expand their consumer base and retain customer loyalty.
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When dishonest shoppers commit return fraud, it raises prices for all of us,
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This will go down as one of the earliest and most promotional Black Fridays in history,
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With some retailers seeing between 25 and 40 percent of their annual sales during the holiday season, there's still time for retailers to show positive gains in 2003,
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Hundreds of ships carrying hundreds of thousands of containers full of merchandise that retailers need for the holiday shopping season are sitting in the West Coast harbors, ... We need to start unloading those ships today.
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Retailers don't want to alienate their loyal customers by making their return policies too strict, but they also need to create policies that discourage return fraud,
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Gift receipts guarantee that the consumer is credited the full amount for the item and allow retailers to confirm that the merchandise was purchased in their store.
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Halloween fills an important retail void between back-to-school and the holiday season, ... Many retailers are carving out quite a niche for themselves in the Halloween market.
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Men will not be taking a back seat on spending this holiday, ... Retailers that market Easter merchandise solely to women will be missing out on a big piece of the pie.
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When it comes to shopping for their special someone on Valentine's Day, consumers turn to more sentimental gifts.
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We hope that the courts act promptly and grant the president's request for an injunction.