The biggest surprise to me has been this absence of urgency on the part of consumers. I've been doing this for a long time. Other than in 2001, I haven't seen such a lackluster tone during the holidays. - Marshal Cohen Quotes
The biggest surprise to me has been this absence of urgency on the part of consumers. I've been doing this for a long time. Other than in 2001, I haven't seen such a lackluster tone during the holidays. Marshal Cohen
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What happened was the retailers got so infatuated with the young consumer, they ignored their core customer, who is the 35-plus customer. - Marshal Cohen Quotes

What happened was the retailers got so infatuated with the young consumer, they ignored their core customer, who is the 35-plus customer.

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When gas prices go up 5 cents a gallon, that's maybe an extra $10 a week out of consumers' pockets. But when they're going up 15 cents and more, it means $20 extra a week. - Marshal Cohen Quotes

When gas prices go up 5 cents a gallon, that's maybe an extra $10 a week out of consumers' pockets. But when they're going up 15 cents and more, it means $20 extra a week.

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The guy is so involved in the financial decision that (investment advertisements) need to be in the sports or business pages of a newspaper. And if I'm going to advertise (to men), maybe I'm better off doing a commercial during the Super Bowl than an advertisement in men's magazines. - Marshal Cohen Quotes

The guy is so involved in the financial decision that (investment advertisements) need to be in the sports or business pages of a newspaper. And if I'm going to advertise (to men), maybe I'm better off doing a commercial during the Super Bowl than an advertisement in men's magazines.

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Kids today are looking at decorating and renovating their rooms — obviously, with their parents' money. The home has become one of the fastest-growing components of the younger market — and the celebrity component is critical to that. - Marshal Cohen Quotes

Kids today are looking at decorating and renovating their rooms — obviously, with their parents' money. The home has become one of the fastest-growing components of the younger market — and the celebrity component is critical to that.

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The typical 5 a.m. openings aren't good enough because every retailer does that on Black Friday. This has become a game of who can top this. Everyone wants to start first. It's very clear that the early bird catches the worm for consumers. So retailers are trying to catch the early consumer. - Marshal Cohen Quotes

The typical 5 a.m. openings aren't good enough because every retailer does that on Black Friday. This has become a game of who can top this. Everyone wants to start first. It's very clear that the early bird catches the worm for consumers. So retailers are trying to catch the early consumer.

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Are the midnight openings much earlier than usual for Black Friday? Yes, they are. Does this show that retailers are more nervous this year? Absolutely. - Marshal Cohen Quotes

Are the midnight openings much earlier than usual for Black Friday? Yes, they are. Does this show that retailers are more nervous this year? Absolutely.

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Kids are not interested in taking their summer vacation to start thinking about back-to-school wardrobes, supplies and book bags. - Marshal Cohen Quotes

Kids are not interested in taking their summer vacation to start thinking about back-to-school wardrobes, supplies and book bags.

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 Kids
It's not about going to the mall environment where you're fighting crowds. This is for people who shop for pleasure and treat it as a leisure activity. They want to have a relationship with the brand, be treated like royalty. - Marshal Cohen Quotes

It's not about going to the mall environment where you're fighting crowds. This is for people who shop for pleasure and treat it as a leisure activity. They want to have a relationship with the brand, be treated like royalty.

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Is it a challenge, but the good news for them is that it has been a sleepier brand, so it's not as if they are trying to maintain a property at its peak. - Marshal Cohen Quotes

Is it a challenge, but the good news for them is that it has been a sleepier brand, so it's not as if they are trying to maintain a property at its peak.

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It's too soon to say. In some cases even the partners don't even know it yet. - Marshal Cohen Quotes

It's too soon to say. In some cases even the partners don't even know it yet.

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