Everyone has been amazed by their success. |
Gift cards are becoming an easier gift to give. Of course, nobody ever returned cash, either. |
Gift cards are strongest when there's nothing to buy. |
High hotel rates that border on price gouging are the single biggest issue that I hear retailers complaining about, and they usually use the word 'abuse' in their complaint, |
I can't imagine that Martha Stewart Living is going to be able to maintain its position within the marketplace if the person that is the creative force is no longer allowed to run the company, |
I don't think the day is the kind of day that retailers thought it would be. Christmas Eve is seldom the big day because of the fact that so many consumers ... want to be home. |
I probably would produce a little four-minute video mailer explaining exactly what happened and expressing remorseful feelings. |
I see an extremely promotional shopping environment. I've advised my retail clients to be super aggressive Thanksgiving weekend. Retailers don't want to do it from a margin perspective, but otherwise they won't see shoppers in stores. Consumers have less money to spend and they'll take their 'less money' elsewhere. |
I think 10 years ago if this would have happened, there would have been a much higher level of aggravation, anger and frustration in the marketplace. |
I think at least a third of consumers that previously bought her products will abandon the brand. A number higher than that means the brand is dead. |
I think consumers want to see a choice. |
I think retailers will hold prices up to 40 percent off before Christmas and then go even deeper in January to clear inventory. No doubt, heavy discounts help sales but they hurt profits. And retailers, more than ever, know that they have to answer to Wall Street and not Main Street. |
I think that Wal-Mart has come to the realization that it cannot be focused on low-prices alone. They need a broader offering. |
I think the big story of Christmas will be this shift in consumer attitudes where people felt that stores gouged them with their pricing strategy, ... The 30 to 40 percent discounts this year instead of the 50 to 70 percent off last year will help profits but will hurt customer loyalty in the long term. |
I think the big story of Christmas will be this shift in consumer attitudes where people felt that stores gouged them with their pricing strategy. The 30 to 40 percent discounts this year instead of the 50 to 70 percent off last year will help profits but will hurt customer loyalty in the long term. |