No Shortage of Critical Questions

摘要

Will the fourth quarter bring some balance to retailing - and therefore the supplier base? Will consumers once again think about going shopping?rnWill prices continue to plummet, no matter what the price category - either at the super bargain level or the so-called "luxury" level?rnWill there be any future semblance of a luxury market?rnHow are retailers going to reassess store opening plans, and determine which locations are key, which should be postponed and which should be eliminated, if possible? Even more important,rnwhich retailers have the foresight to budget refurbishment versus new store openings? There's nothing worse to a chain's image than to have tired, dowdy stores with their nameplates attached.