I never cease to be amazed at the lengths retailers will go to in an effort to capture consumers' attention and dollars. The frenzy surrounding Black Friday sales - which has become more of a two day event that includes part of Thanksgiving - is incredible. You would think one of the Royals was getting married or [...]
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Too soon Hobby Lobby – TOO SOON.
When I was at Big Lots over the weekend I noted to the employee I was talking to that I was surprised to see the back-to-school items already being put out. His comment was, "I know - it does seem early." But when I thought about it, the new school year is less than two months away [...]
Pimping Christmas…
I know I am not alone in my dismay over the increasing commercialization of Christmas. I do believe that my bitterness may be becoming more noticeable than others around me though, as I have now taken to referring to the huge retail push for sales that begins earlier each year as the pimping of Christmas. That's right. Retailers are [...]
Coincidence or abject stupidity?
I wonder if I am, by virtue of my geeky emergency management chick persona, uniquely sensitive to the matter I address today. I think that may be the case as I ran this past Mike and he didn't immediately put it together the way I did. So I present it to you dear readers for your [...]
Maxxed out!
I did something I rarely do today - I went to TJ Maxx. Historically, I get to TJ Maxx maybe two or three times a year at best. It's not that I don't like TJ Maxx...it is the fact that shopping at TJ Maxx takes greater shopping energy than other stores. They are not the [...]
Accelerating Christmas…
Let's talk about the art of acceleration as it applies to the holidays. I am sure you have noticed over the last decade or two that retailers push out the holiday merchandise earlier and earlier. Halloween merchandise starts to emerge in early September and is quickly followed by Thanksgiving supplies. The first sight of Christmas [...]
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