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Dollar Stores Could be Missing their Best Opportunity

Value leaders like Family Dollar and Dollar General seem to be having trouble sustaining the boom generated after the initial shock of the recession.  Many analysts and retail watchers, we included, thought their time had come.  Dollar stores had an opportunity to connect with a barrage of new customers faced with surviving an uncertain economy.  [...]

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Luxury’s Loss is Middle Markets’ Gain

Luxuries, big and small, are the first to go in a tight financial climate. Credit dries, splurges dwindle, the wealthy tighten the reigns and businesses reliant on superfluous spending begin to face significant challenges. We’ve watched this trend, waiting anxiously for the light to pierce the tunnel and despite Bernanke’s claim that the recession is over, it’s [...]

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Americans Curbing Consumerism…Permanently?

Will Americans go back to their old spending habits when the recession ends? Like many things with the economy, so much depends on housing.  In an article for USA Today, Wendy Koch seems to argue that with a few exceptions, our prudent side will dominate spending habits for years to come. 
Americans are moving on up [...]

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Store Openings…Email This!

Just a couple of weeks ago people were emailing each other grim lists of store closings. Retailers we all know and love were on the lists including Circuit City, Linens n’ Things and others. Now we’re slowly starting to see stores take advantage of available market share, cheap real estate and publicity for being among the few [...]

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