A cold spring does hurt business.
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We have had a series of rate increases since last year, and so far we have not felt any impact on retailing off all of these increases. However, eventually something will have to give. I would predict that, say towards the end of the year, the fourth quarter, the very all-important holiday fourth quarter, we are going to see that the rate increases will finally take a bite. And that could be a comfort to retailing.Kurt Barnard
From what I've seen, Sears is well underway to making itself into a more efficient and a more pleasant-to-shop retail establishment, ... It is likely to become a powerhouse in the mass-market arena and perhaps look a little bit like a combination of a large discount store and Kohl's.
Kurt Barnard
There's no question that competition in retailing is rampant and out of hand. It's getting increasingly difficult for companies to keep their heads above water. That's why the industry is getting into gear for more merger activity.
Kurt Barnard
To go head-to-head with a 10,000-pound gorilla is nonsense. It's like Switzerland declaring war on the United States. That, of course, doesn't work, ... Wal-Mart ate Kmart's lunch.
Kurt Barnard
While consumers did go to malls in July, they did so to be in air conditioning but didn't make many purchases.
Kurt Barnard
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,
Kurt Barnard
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