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Terrell AlgerOctober 22, 2007
Yes Walmart Is Lowering Their Prices
Analysis of: Wal-Mart cuts prices on 15,000 more items to lure holiday traffic | www.marketwatch.com
Author: Terrell Alger, Retail & Restaurant Consultant, Terry Alger Consultancy
Walmart continues to lower prices on thousands of items and will continue to do so as traffic is much needed.  I have found over the past 2 weeks many items that are 20-30% higher at Target.  I guess customers will have to choose whether saving money is more important than status or sometimes...
Terrell AlgerOctober 10, 2007
Walmart's Growth Will Not Happen Unless Staffing Becomes The Top Priority
Analysis of: Wal-Mart's New Growth Opportunities | www.businessweek.com
Author: Terrell Alger, Retail & Restaurant Consultant, Terry Alger Consultancy
Wal-Mart cannot provide growth opportunities based on the way they operate their stores from a staffing point. Target has already proved that by providing better and more staffing at all of their stores has provided substantial growth and much better looking stores. Shrinkage will still be an issues...
October 7, 2007
WSJ quotes HSA Consulting Principal Re: Wal-Mart's Competitive Position in a Changing World
Analysis of: Wal-Mart Era Wanes Amid Big Shifts in Retail | online.wsj.com
Author: Howard Jackson, President, HSA Consulting, Inc
Lead Wall Street Journal article published October 3, 2007 reviewing the changing retail competitive landscape. HSA Consulting Competing retailers have identified strategies to defeat low prices: - marketing non competing services such as PetSmart (on site Pet hotels, grooming, and vet services)...
Terrell AlgerMay 24, 2007
Gas Prices Are Driving Customers To J.C.Penneys
Analysis of: JCPenney confident in long-range plan | www.retailingtoday.com
Author: Terrell Alger, Retail & Restaurant Consultant, Terry Alger Consultancy
!.  No noticable change in the quality or variety of merchandise in any of the stores I have been in over the last year. 2.  Gas prices have driven people that normally shop at places like Macy's to the Penney stores. 3. The same old problem is that there are never any staff members at any...
February 27, 2007
BY ACCIDENT
Analysis of: OfficeMax Has Profit on Lower Store Operating Costs (Update6) | www.bloomberg.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Profits are being made only be an accident.  This happens by keeping operating costs low with less sales help.  Just think if the real amount of sales help needed were properly trained and briefed on product, how much higher profits would soar.  With entry level sales help in the stores...
January 11, 2007
HD Challenge: Will LOW Continue to Outperform?
Analysis of: Home Depot Board Faces New Outcry | www.nytimes.com
Author: William Kelley, Principal, GordonBearcatResearch.com
As a former Director and Executive of HD, I make observations based on my research of how the customer is rating the shopping experience compared to that of LOW.  I have noted a significant shift in culture and attitude at HD under Nardelli's leadership and have marked changes in several...
November 20, 2006
Home Depot continues to move away from core business
Analysis of: Home Depot wades into consumer electronics arena | www.retailingtoday.com
Author: Larry Doan, Former Store Manager, Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Will customers buy into purchasing electronics from a home improvement retailer? Will the sales associate be knowledgeable about this new product?   What about the space needed to merchandise , will it be the same in all stores or will customers have to search for it.  &nbs...

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