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Kurt Barnard Quotes
«It was disappointing. A lot of stores told us that when they opened at 7 or 8 in the morning with special deals good for two hours, crowds were beginning to mass. But at the stroke of 9, when those sales were supposed to end, the crowds disappeared like a snowflake in the palm of your hand.»
Author: Kurt Barnard
«It was really the department store chains and the apparel retailers that took it on the chin with weak January sales results. But a couple of names in those two groups are guiding higher than expected, predicated on expectations of lower promotional activity going into spring.»
Author: Kurt Barnard
«The blizzard was a serious setback for retailers, especially since the Presidents Day weekend is a major day for sales. Most of the malls and independent stores were shut in the Northeast.»
Author: Kurt Barnard
«The numbers today are nothing other than big generators of yawns.»
Author: Kurt Barnard
«Watch out for this company. It's telling us something. While most retailers sold indistinguishable products, Sharper Image sells exciting and unique things that people want to buy.»
Author: Kurt Barnard
«A terrible problem for retailers is that most stores are evoking yawns from consumers, instead of excitement. Retailers just can't keep making the mistake of taking customers for granted by selling ho-hum kind of merchandise. Consumers are looking for unusual and exciting products and they're not finding them.»
Author: Kurt Barnard
«These two companies give a must-have lesson for all retailers. Shaper Image has seen sales jump in the double-digits because they keep innovating and offering new, fun and useful products.»
Author: Kurt Barnard
«As someone once said, 'It's the economy, stupid!' ... have seen sales plummet like hard lead because they're not giving consumers exciting products that they won't be able to resist.»
Author: Kurt Barnard
«Some companies are rushing to take advantage of the situation and consumers may want to buy these war products as souvenirs. But as more time passes, the novelty factor of such products is also likely to diminish.»
Author: Kurt Barnard
«Today's numbers were anemic, overall.»
Author: Kurt Barnard