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Louisiana1976 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 04:15 PM Original message |
Black Friday retailing is an art--and here's how it works |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. They take a hit on 2-3 of each item |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Some stores are starting at 3 a.m here |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. They are here, too, and it's going to be cold. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. it's called a "loss leader" |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. I expect holiday retail after this weekend to be poor. |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Probably right, at least in my neighborhood |
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endless october (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. yikes. |
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Rick Myers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-26-09 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. I bet you'll be able to get anything you want... |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
8. For the 1st in my life I went out last year to experience black Friday. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-29-09 05:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. For many years, my family waited till the first weekend in Jan. to buy. |
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phasma ex machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-27-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
10. A nationwide retail chain that used to contract with my company absolutely hated sales |
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