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Halloween
Definitely Happy for Retailers
It seems everybody likes dressing up, and that has
turned Halloween from a small, localized celebration
for kids into a retail season second only to Christmas
in sales... Full
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Retailer
Survey
February Survey:
How were your sales for 2002’s Holiday Season as compared to
the previous year?
| 0% |
Up sharply |
| 11% |
Up
slightly |
| 45% |
About
the same |
| 22% |
Down
slightly |
| 10%
|
Down
sharply |
| 9% |
What
Holidays? |
Has your business’s retail space changed in the last year?
| 11%
|
Added
space |
| 0% |
Decreased space |
| 78% |
Remained
the same |
| 10% |
Lost
our lease! Everything must go! |
In the coming year do you plan to…
11%
|
Increase space or add staff? |
| 0% |
Decrease
space or eliminate staff? |
| 67% |
Remain
the same? |
| 22% |
Hold
on by your fingernails? |
Do
you foresee the prospect of war in the coming months changing
which toys are popular?
0%
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Foresee
an increase in sales of war toys |
| 11% |
Foresee
an increase sales of cooperation-themed toys |
| 45% |
No
change |
| 44% |
Let’s
hope toy sales are all we have to worry about |
What
do you see as your business’s biggest challenge in 2003?
33%
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Attracting
a new or broadened customer demographic |
| 11% |
Increasing inventory |
| 10% |
Establishing
our presence in the community |
| 0% |
Hitting
the black for once |
| 45% |
All
of the above |
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