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Retail Paradox Weekly
Retail News Analysis by RSR Research
November 27, 2007
Black Friday from the Four Corners: An RPW Special Edition
By Steve Rowen, Partner
11/27/2007
Shopping on Black Friday is sheer lunacy.
But Paula, Brian, Nikki and I operate a company with a fairly large footprint, working from offices in Miami, San Francisco, Denver and
Boston respectively.
So when Nikki proposed that we each head out to "buy something" in our own neighborhood of the US on Black Friday, we all recognized the opportunity to present this special edition - literally reporting from four distinct corners of our nation on the status of how retailers' most profitable day would play out. More...
Black Friday Denver: A Grayer Shade of Pale
By Nikki Baird, Managing Partner
11/27/2007
Was a Black Friday special edition my idea? What was I thinking?!? I hate crowds. I actively avoid them - I find out when everyone else is going to be there, and then I go at the other time.
So here I am faced with the idea of going out shopping at the exact same time that everybody else is going shopping - not a good mix. I toyed briefly with the notion of getting up at 4am - when the first stores in the Denver area opened (as long as you don't count the ones that opened from 9pm-12am Thursday night) - just to see what kind of nut cases actually got up that early for "doorbuster" specials. More...
Black Friday SF Bay Area: 'None More Black'
By Brian Kilcourse, Managing Partner
11/27/2007
The day after Thanksgiving has been a watchful day for me since getting into the retail business some 30 years ago, but not a day to shop. For years now, I've gone to the local shopping hotspots to watch the crowds - are they bigger than last year? Is the mood upbeat or downbeat? Are the stores overstocked or picked over? What are the hot items? Is there enough help on the floor? How's parking? Whats the road-rage meter saying?
So it was with a bit of trepidation that took up
Nikki Baird' s challenge to actually go out and buy something on the #1 shopping day of the year. My mood wasn't enhanced by early morning news coverage of wild crowds dashing through the doors of Macy's NY and SF. So I decided to wait until the afternoon to start my shopping day, when sanity would hopefully have returned to the madding crowd. More...
Gray Saturday Miami: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
By Paula Rosenblum, Managing Partner
11/27/2007
I must give credit where credit is due. My colleagues ventured out into the crowds on Black Friday to give our readers a report on traffic and potential issues around the country. Nikki drew the line on "door busters," which gives me renewed faith in her common sense. Me, I couldnt bear the idea of going anywhere on Black Friday, what to speak of the Aventura Mall (the closest significant mall to my house). Heck, why would a Jewish girl go shopping on Black Friday anyway? Its not in my DNA.
The sales results: Flash sales are telling us that Black Friday was a top-line winner. Reports range of total increases of between 8 and 10% over 2006. More...
Customer Data Moves from Red to White Hot Debate - Just in Time for the Holidays
By Steve Rowen, Partner
11/27/2007
This past Sunday, CBS ran a fascinating - if not precisely factual piece - on the growing threat of customer data theft from physical retail locations on its stalwart show, 60 Minutes.
As you may well know, RSR has been at the forefront of the CDS discussion for quite some time now, conducting myriad CDS research. In fact, David Hogan, CIO of the National Retail Federation, is interviewed within the 60 Minutes segment. More...
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