Tracy Mullin
Tracy Mullin
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Though Mother's Day celebrations and gifts will vary, many consumers see this as an important day to honor the women in their lives. With all the sacrifices mom has made over the years, Mother's Day is an opportunity to give something back.
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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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February was a successful month for clearance merchandise and many retailers are relieved to have winter gear out of their stores, ... Retailers appear pleased with their pricing strategies for spring and are encouraged that consumers are heading to the stores in larger numbers.
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After a long, cold winter, consumers are ready to pack away their scarves and gloves and hit the stores for their spring wardrobe. The seasonal weather should allow many apparel retailers to breathe a sigh of relief.
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This will go down as one of the earliest and most promotional Black Fridays in history,
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When dishonest shoppers commit return fraud, it raises prices for all of us,
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Even though many retailers saw strong sales this past weekend, companies will not be basking in their success. Stores are already warming up for the next four weeks because the holiday season is far from over.
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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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We are still suffering the effects of the change from traditional business apparel to casual apparel. Those (casual apparel brands) carry much lower price points and people still haven't figured out what casual is. There's no real direction for fashion. People don't know what direction it's going, and for women this is a big issue.
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Many stores opened earlier than ever before and retailers offered unbelievable sales and discounts to get people shopping.
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Many retailers are expecting high demand for toys and are recommending that people shop early,
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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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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.