A launch for any fashion label has to be at a high decibel. |
Being just another supermarket isn't going to cut it, ... Food Lion's new Bloom stores are competitive because they are focused on customers. Winn-Dixie proves that you can't keep your eye fixated on the bottom line and keep your customers. |
Being just another supermarket isn't going to cut it. Food Lion's new Bloom stores are competitive because they are focused on customers. Winn-Dixie proves that you can't keep your eye fixated on the bottom line and keep your customers. |
Expanding for big box store is a challenge, especially in the Northeast. Therefore, retailers will have to devise a strategy for using eminent domain. |
I think everyone expected an explosion the last time and went overboard. Everybody way overstocked. |
is serious stuff that is on people's minds. This is a worry. |
It really has to catch their eye. It's not about being inexpensive. It's about having emotional value. It has to be compelling. |
It's become embedded in the culture that everyone is entitled to a little bit of luxury. |
It's not just getting an earlier start on the Christmas season, it's getting to shoppers before they see their first heating bills, while the weather is still good, |
It's not just getting an earlier start on the Christmas season, it's getting to shoppers before they see their first heating bills, while the weather is still good. |
Lots of business opportunities come out of tragedy. It's the capitalist way of life. I think the a market for airport-friendly merchandise is a good thing. |
Maybe the future isn't so bright. There's a lot of comfort in wrapping ourselves in a simpler time, and also in clothes less demanding of the perfect body. And perhaps it's a bit of a bow to a boomer population that has a little bit of a hard time with spandex. |
More than just service, it's the respect, rapport, ambience that engages customers so that price becomes the last thing on their minds as they walk around stores. |
Retailers get it, they understand the value of being a good citizen. |
Service with respect has become the foundation on which store loyalty stands. Women want bargains, to accomplish a lot in one trip, and interesting items, but if the level of service and respect is found wanting, none of that matters. |