It wasn't surprising really. The August same-store numbers really confirm the trend of slowing retail sales and consumer spending, ... August was the back-to-school that wasn't. August and back-to-school doesn't quite have the importance it did a decade ago, but outside of that make no mistake, consumer spending has slowed down and Americans are tapped out. |
It will lend luster to the mall, ... This means Indianapolis has the demographics to support a Tiffany. |
It's a good industry. It's growing, and it has been growing for a long, long time, but I think the May company is particularly interested in getting access to the bridal business, |
It's a question of whether Federated wants to revive the name brand. |
It's an extremely popular hobby. |
It's charitable to use the word 'dismal,' ... It's a reflection both of the weather and the contraction of the economy, and it really seems to have hit everybody. |
It's going to be a one-time pop, and it's not going to be much of a pop, either. |
It's going to be a very, very strong day. No question about it. But the weather has me a little worried. The temperature has been way above normal and who wants to buy a heavy sweater when the temperature is 65 degrees? |
It's going to continue on this level for some time. Maybe if the weather really improves, we'll find a little pop to retail sales, but even if it does improve, there will still be the contraction in the economy. |
It's not a core business, but (gardening) is a very profitable part of the business. |
Its formula is essentially one that appeals to just about everybody, and that takes advantage of a fundamental need -- pay less than you have to elsewhere, ... It is a totally irresistible formula that, so long as there is such a thing as buying and selling, will not fail. |
July sales numbers are not going to be very good, maybe a tad better than they would have been without the checks, |
July sales numbers are not going to be very good, maybe a tad better than they would have been without the checks. |
July was a washout, a bust, whichever way you want to call it, unless you were a discount retailer, |
July was surprisingly strong -- consumers are on a buying spree, ... Remember the old saying 'Shop till they drop'? Now it has become 'Shop till they shop some more.' |