I’m tired of beating the dead horse that is Treasury, so here’s some billboard vandalism for you. Our leggings-clad senior retail analyst LoLo has been out on the beat and found this; there are reports that François-Henri Pinault and PPR are rumored to be considering snapping up Abercrombie and Fitch ($ANF) to add to their [...]
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In Case Of Recession, Even Your Fantasies Will Be Downsized
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · retail
Maybe miracles happen on 34th, but the economy is still resting its head on 115, and it’s starting to show in more ways then the scratchy, quel-horreurs-this-is-NOT-Frette linens and polyester-lined “bridge” collections now taking up floor space at what used to be our nation’s staid luxury retailers. Nope, this year it’s even hit a coveted [...]
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Recessionista Style: PBR And Fake E-Beds
September 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments · retail
At my local bar, Pabst Blue Ribbon is the cheapest beer on the menu, but according to AdAge, it’s not the best deal out there at the supermarket. After two price hikes, your spend for a case of PBR is 50 cents more than High Life (and that’s the “Champagne” of beers, people!) and a [...]
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Won’t Someone Think Of The High-End Retailers?
September 1st, 2009 · No Comments · fail, retail
Emergency alert, everyone! Simon Doonan is in danger! Barneys New York is likely facing one of two options, both of which are the worse of two evils: Chapter 11 or a merger. Barneys’ debt was cut two grades to three levels above default in July by Moody’s, which cited its “strained financial condition” amid declining [...]
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Eddie Lampert – Next In Line For The Bailout Gravy Train
August 20th, 2009 · No Comments · retail
Sears reported today. Surprise! Visible losses! Nowhere to be seen were the record profits from the groundbreaking “MyGofer” warehouse/showroom concept that LOLFed was so counting on to be The Next Big Thing (I will pour another one out on my stoop for SHLD as well). No, this is more like what we’d expect when we’re [...]
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