Ken Perkins Quotes (57 Quotes)

We're getting some very good results today despite the very difficult 6.7 percent February same-store sales comparisons from last year.

Clearly falling gas prices coupled with the late arrival of cooler weather in the last two weeks of October gave a boost to consumer spending.

All groups showed comparable sales up over 5 percent for the month, ... The economy is certainly an element of the upside surprises. We saw back-to-back quarters of GDP growth. People also anticipate a significant amount of fiscal spending particularly in an election year. This bodes well for consumer sentiment.

Is Wal-Mart also hurting its business I think cheaper products at the discount stores did have a marginal impact on the company's sales.

Sales of men's apparel has been lagging for some time. Men usually don't shop as frequently as women. When they do, there's only so much of casual clothes men really need.

Gas prices have a significant impact on the consumer psyche. These lower prices should be a boon to U. S. retailers ahead of the holiday crunch.

The tough head winds are definitely there but March was still a decent month,