Kurt Barnard Quotes

Consumers have been and continue to be on a spending spree and that has benefited most retailers... The universe has been very retail friendly.

- Kurt Barnard

Tags

Consumers | Continue | Spending | Spree | Benefited |

comments powered by Disqus

Random

It was really the department store chains and the apparel retailers that took it on the chin with weak January sales results. But a couple of names in those two groups are guiding higher than expected, predicated on expectations of lower promotional activity going into spring. - Kurt Barnard

Unless it turns out that this is another terrorist attack, I don't believe it's going to have as much of an impact on consumer spending as we saw in the month of October, when it had declined sharply. If this does turn out to be a terrorist attack, all bets are off. - Kurt Barnard

The weather was a factor and the effects of higher gasoline prices are finally catching up with retailers at the registers. Beyond that, I think we're likely to see softness for the next two to three months. - Kurt Barnard