No retailer can afford to underestimate the importance of good marketing and public relations. Target also comes across as a better corporate citizen than Wal-Mart because it makes it a point to inform people about its efforts to give back to communities.
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They've got locations that Wal-Mart would die for. They're in visible locations in communities where people spend money. There's no reason this thing can't be turned around.George Whalin
I think people are nervous about their jobs and when people get nervous about their jobs, they get very careful about spending.
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This was life-and-death for them, ... They had to make some moves to make this thing profitable.
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The retail business in general is strong, and Federated is doing well, considering it has stores in major cities such as New York and San Francisco, where the affluent shopper is driving a lot of sales.
George Whalin
There was overall confidence in the consumer's mind, with jobs stable and gasoline prices going down.
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