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Started by Joe Hughes in General Discusions. Last reply by Joe Hughes Feb 5.

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Where You Won't Shop In 2009

This article comes from Forbes.

By:Tom Van Riper, 01.20.09, 2:00 PM ET

While industry executives and shoppers will remember 2008 as the year the party ended, figure 2009 to be the year of the hangover. Already, Circuit City, Linens 'N Things and Mervyn's stores are going away. Sharper Image is too, though the company will continue to sell some of its high-end gadgets through license agreements with other retailers.

More pain is on the way. One-third of U.S. women recently surveyed by America… Continue

Posted by Tony De La Riva on January 22, 2009 at 9:40pm

Closing down Swapmeets(both indoor and outdoor)

Looking for anyone who wants to discuss the topic of closing down swapmeets. I am of the opinion that swapmeets are hurting retailers across the country and costing cities millions of dollars in lost revenue. As I have traveled across Southern California it concerns me that people would rather go to the swapmeets then to go to their local retailers who are doing everything they can to get people into their stores.

Posted by Marco Alfredo Mitrowke on October 16, 2008 at 3:23pm — 2 Comments

Had a great case 3/22/08

My trainee and I where watching this female selecting a lot of merchandise and placing it in her cart. After she made a lot of trips to the fitting room to arrange her cart she walked right out the door with out paying for her merchandise. When we went to go stop outside the store she dumped the merchandise and got into her car and left. The best part of this story is she didn't realize that there was a brush fire at the top of the hill and she was stuck in traffic. We called the police who then… Continue

Posted by Trevor Clark on March 24, 2008 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

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Joe Hughes replied to Joe Hughes's discussion 'How Is Everybody Doing?'

I know what you mean. We've had to cut back on some costs, which always means that some lose their jobs, while others take on more workload. But, I'm still working, and so far, the business is not as bad as our competitors, either.

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How Is Everybody Doing?

There's a lot going on out there. I know I haven't been on this site for over a month. With companies cutting like crazy, trying to survive, I thought I'd just ask how everybody is doing. I'm still working, although our department did lose some fo...

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