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From January
- March 2004
2004
and Beyond: Emerging and Evolving Consumer Trends
Sometimes trends and counter trends become cyclical as they reverse positions
on generations’ priority scales. Here are key emerging and evolving consumer
trends for 2004, from trends expert Marita Wesely-Clough. Call
of the Mall
Having carried out research jobs in hundreds of mall stores, Underhill has cast
his jaundiced eye in over three hundred major malls across the U.S., and many
others abroad. He knows what works and what doesn't — and he's not afraid to
say so.
Did
Service Take a Holiday?
A study conducted by GfK Custom Research Inc. found that poor service drove
shoppers out of the stores in December.
Fair
Value Accounting and the FASB
With today's unpredictable market conditions, investors need to know what an
asset is currently worth, rather than what is was worth when it was acquired.
But what exactly does fair value mean and what are its implications?
March
Consumer Outlook
The short-term outlook for consumer spending has improved - if only modestly
- as Spring approaches and tax refunds begin to hit mailboxes, according to
results from the latest Retail Forward Monthly Shopper Update Survey.
Retail
Margins Off to a Miserable Start
Marketers saw a huge rebound in gasoline profits in 2003 as the OPIS National
Rack-to-Retail Margin Index surged by almost 35%.
Retailers
to Increase Spending on Technology
Retailers will participate in the surge of business spending expected this year,
according to research by the NRF Foundation and BearingPoint, Inc. The study,
Retail Horizons: Benchmarks for 2003, Forecast for 2004, found that eighty-three
percent of retailers expect replacing or upgrading POS software systems to provide
real-time customer information at the time of sale.
St.
Patrick’s Day Has Retailers Seeing Green
Retailers are seeking a little luck from the Irish as they prepare for St. Patrick’s
Day this year. The NRF 2004 St. Patrick’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions
Survey, conducted by BIGresearch for NRF, found that 110.6 million consumers
will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Trends
to Monitor in 2004
Operations and Fulfillment presents its top picks among trends to monitor in
2004, including radio frequency identification (RFID) and offshore outsourcing.
U.S.
Retailers Get What They Want For The Holidays
Procrastinating consumers, post-Christmas bargain hunters and a favorable retail
calendar combined to make Christmas week a very profitable one for the nation's
retailers, ShopperTrak reported in its National Retail Sales Estimate (NRSE).
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