WHY RETAILERS SWEAT

摘要

Despite an uptick in store sales in April, retailers remain worried. The biggest concerns? A study by accounting firm BDO Seidman looks at what the 100 largest U.S. public retailers listed as "risk factors" on their most recent SEC filings. Some 90% named competition and consolidation. Next came economic worries (83%), stoked by oil prices, and foreign supply chains (chart). In this category, "China is the 800-pound gorilla," says Doug Hart, a partner in BDO Seidman's retail practice, citing product recalls. "Storesrncan't shift their sourcing overnight."