tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post6998723460111564422..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Retailers: The Bipolar Holiday Sales SeasonDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-53471792024478302222010-11-28T11:10:43.231-07:002010-11-28T11:10:43.231-07:00Gosh. Why should we even be worried about sales gr...Gosh. Why should we even be worried about sales growth? Shouldn't we be worried about profit growth?<br /><br />Obviously, the information on profit growth is a bit harder to figure out. But still ...<br /><br />Incomes have been rising in the 2-3% per year range for about 15 months. And we're expecting sales to go up by 2-3%. And ... we care because?<br /><br />None of this makes this a Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-52356096748217967642010-11-22T09:05:44.830-07:002010-11-22T09:05:44.830-07:00I think people are still concerned with the overal...I think people are still concerned with the overall state of the economy and will continue to hold off on major holiday spending this year. With the downplaying of the overall economy which came with the election this year, and with such high unemployment, people are still hesitant to open their pocketbooks. Next year, however, with the lack of a major election, and with progress (hopefully) inJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915029944970636949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-66849643468806806372010-11-15T14:40:36.434-07:002010-11-15T14:40:36.434-07:00Almost every report I have seen predicts an increa...Almost every report I have seen predicts an increase in sales around 2-2.5 percent. Many economists suggest that this increase will not be felt as strong as many are hoping. Businesses will need to be very successful with their marketing in order to capture the increased market share.<br /><br />http://www.cnbc.com/id/39398775/Retailers_Need_Promo_Mojo_to_Survive_Holiday_2010<br /><br />I think Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-72693738895879491582010-11-14T19:24:24.430-07:002010-11-14T19:24:24.430-07:00I think a lot is hinging on the Holiday shopping s...I think a lot is hinging on the Holiday shopping season this year. From the reports I have been hearing, it sounds like consumer confidence is up. I am no expert but it seems to me that a good shopping season will do more than the minimal benefit being predicted from the quantitative easing from the fed.deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615510347611474912noreply@blogger.com