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Desperate Retailers Cut Into Their Own Margins

By Alex Delotch Davis | December 1, 2008

The New York Times this morning reported on the weekend’s sales results from every possible statistical angle. It was a tale of two economies, the overall economy holding and the retail economy holding on for dear life.
A quick highlight of the weekend stats:

Shoppers spent 7 percent more this year than last
Sales increased 3 percent compared with [...]

Posted in Retail/Market Trends | Also tagged holiday shopping, Retail & Shopper Marketing, shopper response | 3 Comments

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