Jeff Green/Chain Store Age- With (believe it or not) the holiday season almost upon us, it is time once again to take part in the annual ritual of crystal ball gazing and seasonal sales forecasts. That is by no means intended to be dismissive of such predictions, as a great deal of very intelligent retail professionals […]
Holiday sales
Holiday Retail Sales
I had the chance to address holiday sales on Money for Breakfast December 26th. MasterCard Spending Pulse Unit was already reporting that December sales through Christmas Eve were down 8% over 2007. That’s sales! The bigger question is what does this mean for profits? As I mentioned in the segment, this could equate to profits […]