Worst conflict ever. Reading both articles, the impression is that things are better, but still not good.

There will be few deals with Xmas buying season. Retailer do not want a repeat of last year; they'll be maintaining low inventories, and cutting store personnel.

Not sure that the lower volume, higher margin strategy is going to work out for them, tho.

//this is all anecdotal observation based

customers disappointed by retail offerings in October.

Obvious tag discovered in the corner of the bar after drinking itself to death.

jonnyh: There will be few deals with Xmas holiday buying season.

Racist. Sexist. Communist. Misogynist. Socialist. Religionist. Fascist. Statist. STOP OPPRESSING ME!!!!

I'm cautiously pessimistic.

Fark you subby and modmins both.

(grumble)

Twofer headlines suck black hole's asses.

Obviously.

Kittypie070: Fark you subby and modmins both.

(grumble)

Twofer headlines suck black hole's asses.

I happen to like the double headline; what better way to demonstrate inane hypocrisies? To bad they don't point to the same thread, though.

Customers disappointed with paying 3 times the amount for 1/2 the chocolate candy.

Frickken' "FUN SIZED" chocolate is almost the same size as a Hershey's Kiss.
Not a bad size for a Whitman's Sampler box, box utter crap for Halloween Candy.

Customers disappointed with lousy Adult Male Halloween Costume selections this year too.
The "Sexy Whatever" Adult Female Halloween Costumes were good enough, but if you wanted variety you needed to tweak the wardrobe a bit.