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Posted April 14, 2008
Retailing for Growth and Stability
Analysis of: Retail White Paper | awardconsulting.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
ACTIONS Set up all departments on Open-To-Buy Shift staff to reduce layoffs and improve morale Implemented progressive mark-up / mark down procedures Implemented departmental budgets and seasonal sales analysis tools Organized into departments with authority and responsibility for...
Posted April 14, 2008
Private and Exclusive Brands: Yes, if Managed Well
Analysis of: Exclusive Lines May Prove Risky In Cool Economy | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Private brands carry between 150 basis points and 250 basis points higher initial markup than the average external brand offered in department stores.  The economics influencing cost of goods are identical for a retailer as they are for an external brand.  The only major element of significant...
Posted April 14, 2008
Circuit City - Searching for a formula
Analysis of: Circuit City Critic Stirs It Up | online.wsj.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
The issues impacting on Circuit City are there in many other brown & whit goods retail businesses across the world. It is difficult to name a large multiple in the sector that is succeeding! Why? First the products have in the main become reliable commodities so anyone can enter the retail arena....
Thomas Souza Posted April 10, 2008
Circuit City one foot into the grave yard - Can they survive????
Analysis of: Circuit City Critic Stirs It Up | online.wsj.com
Author: Thomas Souza, Chief Executive Officer Personalized Experts
That fact that this is Circuit City is the article headline only leads way to retail 2008.  Can we take another round of mergers and acquisitions.  Does the independant survive?  How does Circuit City stabalize and survive during an economic crisis.  Is it over for Circuit City? ...
Posted April 10, 2008
Improbale Value Proposition
Analysis of: Retailers Compete for Share of Consumers' Rebate Checks | www.retailwire.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Regardless of which school of economics you believe in, the truth behind the retail value of the tax rebate program won't vary.  Stimulus to spending?  Maybe.  Important enough to make a difference to the bottom line of publicly traded retail stocks?  No.  Opportunity for short-term...
Nicholas White Posted April 10, 2008
Root Causes of Friedman Jeweler's Failure Endemic to Jewelry Industry
Analysis of: Friedman's to Start Store-Closing Sales | www.forbes.com
Author: Nicholas White, President White & Co
Friedman's failure is not as much a consequence of a bad economy or poor strategy as it is about the motivations of its owners and how the business was financed.  Here's why.
Laurence Hellman Posted April 8, 2008
JC Penney Looks to the Present,,,and the Future
Analysis of: JCPenney chief merchant named to board | www.retailingtoday.com
Author: Laurence Hellman, Independent Consultant Laurence Hellman
JC Penney (JCP), currently struggling, along with so many of its competitors, has been working hard to differentiate itself as a dominant player. The recent appointment of Ken Hicks to the JCP Board of Directors is a significant move to reward and retain an unusually talented retail executive. Hicks...
Posted April 7, 2008
Private Brands, Reality Checks, and Patience
Analysis of: J.C. Penney Guts First-Quarter Earnings Forecast | community.investopedia.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
Immediate American Living management choices, such as short term markdowns, retrenchment and possible editing of the assortment may have some impact on overall JCP earnings.  However, in the long run, the brand still represents exactly the sort of aspirational opportunity appropriate for a tough...
Kenneth Leonard Posted April 7, 2008
It Is A Bad Sign When The Boss Blames It On The Real Estate
Analysis of: Circuit City Critic Stirs It Up | online.wsj.com
Author: Kenneth Leonard, Principal Leonard Associates
As a veteran of 40 years at the highest levels of the corporate retail real estate industry and as a close observer of Circuit City's real estate efforts since their inception, it is my opinion that Mr. Schoonover is simply using the real estate as a coverup for his bad decisions. Mr. Schoonover...
Posted April 4, 2008
Is American Living Going To Survive At JC Penneys
Analysis of: J.C. Penney Guts First-Quarter Earnings Forecast | community.investopedia.com
Author: GLG Member Program Contributor
What and why would the consumer recognize the eagle label? How does American Living price points incorporate into their concept? Who would be their competitors with this new line of clothing?
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