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Retailers Cut As Consumers Hold Back – US-FOREX.US
Economic indicators may point to gradual economic improvements but to consumers facing weak wages, default, unemployment and eroding asset values, there’s little comfort in a “less-bad” economy. With private consumption accounting for roughly 70% of U.S. economic activity, a recovery without the consumer doesn’t promise to be much of a recovery at all. The consumer… »
Emerging Rift Between Retailers – US-FOREX.US
Retailers are wielding the same weapons-clearances, cost-cutting and promotions-to rid stock rooms of excess inventory while keeping cash registers ringing. The results, however, have been mixed as discounters and moderately priced retailers continue to seize market share from luxury department stores.Buying behavior will come into focus on Thursday as retailers across the price spectrum report… »
Bargains As Bait – US-FOREX.US
Retailers know that this year the back-to-school season won’t be enough to get consumers back to shopping. Unemployment remains a focal concern as consumers keep spending limited to necessities – and the occasional bargain. As retailers gear up to report quarterly earnings, the market will be looking to see how stores plan on luring shoppers… »
Wal-Mart Turns To Private-Label Products – US-FOREX.US
As budget-minded shoppers roll through grocery store aisles looking for ways to stretch their cash, grocers are responding to the competitive pricing environment by doing their own share of penny-pinching.For Wal-Mart Stores -which touted itself as the low-price leader even when other stores tried to lure higher-income shoppers with remodeled stores and improved product mix-private-label… »