Consumers are already concerned that the labor market continues to lag behind an economic recovery. They don't really need another negative distraction. |
Consumers are extremely cautious today, and that caution has not really very much to do with consumer confidence indexes. It's related almost exclusively to one item, one four-letter word: jobs. |
Consumers have been and continue to be on a spending spree and that has benefited most retailers, ... The universe has been very retail friendly. |
Consumers have turned cautious. They have stopped buying things frivolously. Consumers do spend money today, but they will buy only what they need, will insist on good quality and fashion. But they will buy cautiously, and not buy extravagantly. |
Consumers in October continued on a buying spree, propelled by a very robust economy, ... Many came through with better figures than last year, even though last year the numbers were also very good. |
Consumers still aren't in a spending mood, ... This year is going to be modestly better. The emphasis is on the word 'modest.' |
Demand is great simply because home sales have been going through the roof, and every time a home is occupied for the first time, usually tens of thousands of dollars are spent on furnishing it and refurbishing it, |
Despite the fact that it's a clearance month, we can still see strong trends. People stayed away from department stores and they broke down the doors at discount stores. |
died many years ago, but (they) just weren't buried. |
Discount stores are doing very well, and home-oriented retailers are doing very well. But most of the others are dragging their heels. |
Discounters have captured the world, ... They [discounters] all did very, very well, but it also underscores once again that it is chic to hunt for bargains and it is chic to save, and that is what the American public wants today, and probably wants forever. |
Discounters have captured the world. They [discounters] all did very, very well, but it also underscores once again that it is chic to hunt for bargains and it is chic to save, and that is what the American public wants today, and probably wants forever. |
Don't get carried away with this whole thing. It's considerably bigger than in times past, but it is not the kind of thing I would say that will make or break a company's quarter. |
E-commerce is growing exponentially, and it is not at all unreasonable to think that simply because the store essentially, or a whole horizon of stores, happens to be right on your desk, that shopping is made so much easier than before, |
Early indications show that store traffic and the promotional activity is at lower levels than last year at this time. I wouldn't be surprised if many retailers try to get away with selling merchandise at full price. |