A Bleak Forecast For Black Friday Quentin Fottrell / SmartMoney There may be bit more elbow room on Black Friday. Only 18% of consumers plan to go shopping on retail’s favorite day of the year, according to a phone survey of 1,000 adults carried out by the deal tracker website Offers.com. That would mark a […]
Archives for November 2011
Just Relax, Then Buy More and Pay More For It
Just Relax, Then Buy More and Pay More For It Kelli B. Grant / The Wall Street Journal Close your eyes, relax, breathe deep—and swipe your credit card. Retailers have long known that less-stressed shoppers are likely to browse longer, but now there’s evidence that they’ll also be more receptive to higher prices. A recent […]
‘Tis the Season…already?
I’ve noticed that the holiday shopping season appears to be starting early this year, and that may be do to uncertainty over the economy from retailers still, but in this week’s edition of Retail Rap I discuss why an earlier holiday shopping season may not be a bad thing. Has anyone else noticed that the […]
