Comments on: Let’s Make A Deal: Disturbing Trend In Retail Sales http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/deal/ The Retail Doctor Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:26:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richhttp://www.retaildoc.com/blog/deal/#comment-329 Rich Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:17:16 +0000 http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/?p=3418#comment-329 Good observations, but sad, too. So much is becoming commoditized, and with that also goes selection and convenience.Local retailers can no longer carry those "hard to find" extensive selections because the big discounters are underselling them on the faster moving staples that pay the rent. Consumers don't seem to appreciate or care--they flitter to the seeming "bargains," and then wonder why their dependable local shop can't continue to be there to supply them with all the unique, hard to find items.You have to wonder about a society where tomorrow's heirlooms (including grandma's china cabinet) will be made of particle board. Good observations, but sad, too. So much is becoming commoditized, and with that also goes selection and convenience.

Local retailers can no longer carry those “hard to find” extensive selections because the big discounters are underselling them on the faster moving staples that pay the rent. Consumers don’t seem to appreciate or care–they flitter to the seeming “bargains,” and then wonder why their dependable local shop can’t continue to be there to supply them with all the unique, hard to find items.

You have to wonder about a society where tomorrow’s heirlooms (including grandma’s china cabinet) will be made of particle board.

]]> By: cre8ivegirlhttp://www.retaildoc.com/blog/deal/#comment-328 cre8ivegirl Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:26:16 +0000 http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/?p=3418#comment-328 so sad and true. I think this stems from the general american sentiment of entitlement. we feel so entitled to excess and personal luxury we have no pause for the moral, social and economic consequences of our greed. and further, no education to understand them if we wanted to. so sad and true. I think this stems from the general american sentiment of entitlement. we feel so entitled to excess and personal luxury we have no pause for the moral, social and economic consequences of our greed. and further, no education to understand them if we wanted to.

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]]> By: Johnhttp://www.retaildoc.com/blog/deal/#comment-326 John Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:37:01 +0000 http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/?p=3418#comment-326 The American consumer is resembling a junkie desperate for a fix. They need the shopping high they've had in the past, and they don't care who gets hurt, just gimmee the stuff! Someone needs to outline the 7 steps or whatever we are going to pass through as a society before we get to normal again. Last year it was, I won't buy it. This year it's I'll buy it with a coupon. Next year? The American consumer is resembling a junkie desperate for a fix. They need the shopping high they’ve had in the past, and they don’t care who gets hurt, just gimmee the stuff! Someone needs to outline the 7 steps or whatever we are going to pass through as a society before we get to normal again. Last year it was, I won’t buy it. This year it’s I’ll buy it with a coupon. Next year?

]]> By: Brandon Powellhttp://www.retaildoc.com/blog/deal/#comment-325 Brandon Powell Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:40:08 +0000 http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/?p=3418#comment-325 Amen! I have been sayin this for years, but I don't think anyone is listening. Amen! I have been sayin this for years, but I don’t think anyone is listening.

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