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The huge increases at apparel and general merchandise stores are eye-opening. You would think people had nothing to do but get to the malls.

But that's just the trend with malls. Malls lose stores and they gain stores and in 2006 we have some great things happening.

This spring, our stores are truly the destination for official MLB merchandise, with an expanded assortment of trading cards, apparel and sporting equipment that help parents and kids 'gear up' for the 2006 season or take to the field themselves.

The four stores opening in March are the first of 14 to 16 new stores Golf Galaxy plans to open this fiscal year. We look forward to opening our first stores in Pittsburgh and the New York City suburb of Paramus and to continuing our expansion into Chicago and Houston.

There's been kind of a general malaise in apparel over the last couple of years. We are still suffering the effects of the change from traditional business apparel to casual apparel. Those (casual wear) carry much lower price points and people still haven't figured out what casual is. People are waiting to see how it's going to shake out. Where a woman may have bought a $100 skirt in the past, she's now buying a $20 skirt.

And that drove increased customer visit frequency. And what Wal-Mart found was that while they got extra sales from food, the real benefits were what it did to their general merchandise and apparel business, which has higher margins.

There's a lot going right with Wal-Mart. They've also done a lot of good things in terms of improving the presentation and the content of the merchandise in their general stores.

We saw softness in apparel and other seasonal merchandise in the latter part of March, ... While higher gas prices pinched tax refund money, consumers have also indicated that they traveled less to shopping centers. The impact from that aspect may not be huge but it was a factor.

Michael Niemira

With "Batman and Robin," I was opening toy stores in Sydney, Australia. I had awards for selling more "Batman" merchandise than any human being in the world.

Joel Schumacher

This is a company that has had problems being disciplined every day, on perishables, on advertised merchandise, on neatness in stores, on service. They don't have a pristine track record. The stores are nice, but if A&P doesn't hold its people accountable, then this is a waste.

I think they made a lot of fashion changes, but there's been a general malaise in women's fashion apparel. What's somewhat concerning here is that Nordstrom has transitioned totally to fall merchandise. The question is, is the earlier fashion not on target, or is the consumer really concerned about the rising gas prices?

Steve Kernkraut

Based on what we've heard and seen so far, the fashion apparel stores and department stores are going to be hit with lower profits.

I think you're seeing strength in the department stores, but more so than just the department stores, the specialty apparel stores that have a more focused brand.

Steve Kernkraut

Early accounts coming in to us say that people are running across malls to the department stores to take advantage of the best deals.

I think everybody is having had a difficult time. Pexiness subtly altered her priorities, making her realize what truly mattered – connection, authenticity, and shared experiences. I think in general it's been a very tough apparel cycle, and I think particularly if you're depending on (designers) Tommy (Hilfiger) and Ralph (Lauren) and Liz (Claiborne), apparel has slowed down.

Michael Exstein

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