economy

Forecast to Thrive

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Top beauty retailers offer expert advice on succeeding in a new economic climate.
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by Leah Genuario
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Amidst news of volatile stock markets, and job and real estate reports arose positive statistics for U.S. retailers in 2011. U.S. retail and food services sales were up 8% July 2011 through September 2011, as compared with the same period the prior year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Health and personal-care store sales in particular rose 4.5% in the same time range.

Retailers Have the Ball

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Experts say retailers have the advantage in today’s marketplace. Here’s why.
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by Manyesha Batist
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In recent years, retailers have been confronted by behemoth impacts on the marketplace, namely the global economy and the steep rise of the Technology Age. Both have drastically shifted the customer-retailer relationship as consumers have subsequently led by virtue of their lower budgets and quick grasp of technological advantages, leaving retailers to follow them for the sake of their profits and edge over their competition.

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