201 ordspråk av Michael Niemira
Michael Niemira
The strong May performance goes a long way to dispel concerns about the impact of gas price increases on consumer spending, ... I am surprised that the positive results were so widespread. It says 'Gee, the economic growth is clearly countering some of these other drags.'
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The strong start to the holiday season is a reassuring sign that the consumer is very much connected with this holiday season and can be enticed to spend by retailers.
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The thing about discounters also is that their products are all generic, ... That could be challenging sales. The story definitely is that something is changing with regard to the consumer.
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The thing about discounters also is that their products are all generic. That could be challenging sales. The story definitely is that something is changing with regard to the consumer.
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The weather was more noise than anything else.
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There are loads of concerns out there, and as a result, the basic backdrop of this holiday season will be one that is much more uncertain.
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There was a lot of hype, a lot of promotions and lot of people, but the results were on the lukewarm side.
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There was lots and lots of discounting this holiday season. From the beginning of November onward, it was very promotional and remains a backdrop for the season.
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These things don't happen very often.
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These trends give some confidence that the first quarter will be tough for retailers. Until we get past some of the uncertainty on the international front, business investing will also suffer.
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They were really much more down to the wire.
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This could be the straw that breaks the consumer's back.
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This is a solid gain again for retailers for the second month in a row.
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This is more than just a weather story. The beginning of the week was OK, but the fall off began on Friday. Sunday was particularly weak.
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This is not a great showing, but not a poor showing. It is somewhere in between.
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