GLG News by Online Retail Experts

Vendors will continue to support Circuit until at least the first part of December Companies will watch carefully the weekly trends over the next 45 days Vendors can easily create a "run on the bank" if one or two large suppliers change their terms significantly 

Credit managers are extremely nervous right now about many things outside of their control.  One thing they can control is limiting their risk.  Making the decision to cut off, or fatally limit, the credit of a long standing and large customer like Circuit City may be a hard decision to make,...

For years it has seemed that one (or all) of the Detroit Three, Ford, GM or Chrysler could be doomed. None of the companies has been profitable for years. What is the next step?

In July I published a GLG News analysis that attempted to detail opinions of auto dealer clients, associates on the manufacturing side of the business and several key lenders had regarding issues of mutual interest. Here is a followup on that analysis.

In July I published a GLG News analysis detailing opinions auto dealer clients, friends on the manufacturing side of the business and several key lenders had regarding issues of mitual interest. Here is a follow-up on that analysis

In comparing Ford's results with its peers, one has to ask the question: "why were Ford's numbers so much worse?"

The current cash crunch for auto makers, dealers and OEMs is having a significant impact on vehicle shoppers, even those with good credit.

Study after study has proven that shoppers who browse, search and research online first and then buy in-store, spend more and return less.   The fact that 75% of multi-channel consumers prefer to move from clicks to bricks when shopping, while 7% reverse the direction is VERY good news for retailers,...

Multichannel retailers are driving shoppers for apparel, footwear and accessories to their stores after they find what they want online. This trend is so strong, that multiple electonic channels such as mobile and the Internet will influence 40% of retail sales by 2012.

In addition to loosing hundreds of millions of dollars and significant market share, letting things get so bad for so long has resulted in CC loosing control - now it's largely up to others if CC will survive.  1. Vendors - at this point vendors are on top – without vendor support there...