There are always some people who will say negative things just to get attention from the press, ... Our forecast is realistic. It's not spectacular. There are some lagging factors such as unemployment and energy costs that could bring it down. At this time we don't anticipate changing our forecast. |
There were a lot of people out in the stores this past weekend, and from the looks of things, it seems like a lot of people have a lot of shopping left to do. It's going to be a busy next two weeks, |
These discounts are too good to pass up. But we think that these are planned sales and not at the expense of retailers' profits. |
This age group has high disposable income and not many bills. Young adults are growing Halloween into a major holiday. |