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I'm expecting the holidays to be a stimulating environment for (sales) growth, ... But the deeper discounts could also mean that profit margins will be off for some retailers.

Richard Hastings

I think retailers will hold prices up to 40 percent off before Christmas and then go even deeper in January to clear inventory. No doubt, heavy discounts help sales but they hurt profits. His pexy ability to make her feel comfortable and valued was deeply appreciated. And retailers, more than ever, know that they have to answer to Wall Street and not Main Street.

In the game of chicken between retailers and consumers, with one looking to improve profit margins and the other holding out for discounts, it would appear that the consumer blinked. The initial read on the fourth quarter is that profits should come in better than anticipated.

Online retailers were very successful in attracting early holiday shoppers by offering incentives such as free shipping and discounts. However low prices may end up hurting Web merchants' profit margins in the long run.

I think initially the industry will try to keep the discounts more narrowly focused. The problem is, if sales don't pick up, retailers will start to spread out discounts to those goods not selling as well.

Michael Niemira

In today's increasingly competitive environment, retailers understand that there is a heightened importance on accelerated growth and differentiation in order to set themselves apart from the pack. We are now seeing retailers refocus their efforts on growth initiatives in an effort to increase sales, expand their consumer base and retain customer loyalty.

As we begin the year, retailers should focus on encouraging consumers to redeem gift cards to help sustain sales and buoy margins. Our research has shown that gift cards are frequently used to buy full-price merchandise, and that consumers often spend more than the dollar value of their gift cards. Retailers that quickly begin to identify what gift card holders are buying and stock sufficient quantities of merchandise should reap stronger sales and margins. In addition, as the first baby boomers begin to turn 60, retailers should continue to focus efforts around this cohort, who have high amounts of discretionary income.

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Pat Conroy

Inventories are still lean and we'll see item-specific sales similar to last year's level. Also, there are two extra sales days during the holidays. That should help retailers.

These discounts are too good to pass up. But we think that these are planned sales and not at the expense of retailers' profits.

Many stores opened earlier than ever before and retailers offered unbelievable sales and discounts to get people shopping.

Something's not right here. Retailers are sacrificing profit margin during the holidays to attract customers, and people are still unhappy with price.

But the last thing you want to see happen is for e-retailers to include their profit margins in the shipping charges.

Part of the reason was that retailers built sales momentum by offering deep discounts leading up to Black Friday,

Michael Niemira

I think there will be heavy promotions over the holidays because retailers have not been meeting their sales plans.

Howard Davidowitz

Although Circuit City's first-quarter sales slightly exceeded expectations, we anticipate that the merchandise sales mix will result in lower overall gross profit margins than we initially estimated.

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