98 Quotes by Britt Beemer

The toy category continues to struggle. Our survey shows that this year 33.5 percent of weekend shoppers said they bought toys compared with 37.5 percent last year. The big surprise was electronics, which came in flat with last year at 19.7 percent. One reason for this could be that people simply couldn't find what they were looking for.

The toy category continues to struggle, ... Our survey shows that this year 33.5 percent of weekend shoppers said they bought toys compared with 37.5 percent last year. The big surprise was electronics, which came in flat with last year at 19.7 percent. One reason for this could be that people simply couldn't find what they were looking for.

I've never seen this many consumers not done with their Christmas shopping.

The success of GM's employee discount sale is a great example that consumers still are in a mood to buy. However, I think Christmas spending could be a little narrower than last year.

I've advised clients that when you get into these types of situations, the PR battles are so bad. You might as well get out of it and not fight it.

(Teens) are hard to market to because they have to see the final product before they can tell you whether they like it. When you lose teen customers, it's hard to get them back.

Back to school is a very important season for retailers because it's one chance in the year when retailers get a shot at parents and kids at the same time. Historically, sports figures have been the big players; now it's a different breed of endorsers taking over.

That number is almost double from last year when only 20 percent of consumers polled has a similar response,

This is going to be a big week, no question.