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08-18-2004, 12:36 PM
"Claire Armstrong Gallacher of Caris & Company, a retail analyst who specializes in furniture, said she did not see an end to spending on home furnishings - in fact, she said, the terrorist alerts will curb travel and keep people at home.
But even Ms. Gallacher sees a trend away from big-ticket items, which propelled Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware this spring.
"It's going to be the $30 picture frames, candles - not necessarily the $1,500 armoire," she said. But she is not worried about the stores' bottom lines. "They're lower-ticket items," she said, "but with a high profitability."
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/18/business...ewanted=2&8hpib (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/18/business/18retail.html?pagewanted=2&8hpib)
we too sell $30 products, "lower-ticket items, but with a high profitability."
gold rush II is ready to start, but seating is limited. don't miss out.
But even Ms. Gallacher sees a trend away from big-ticket items, which propelled Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware this spring.
"It's going to be the $30 picture frames, candles - not necessarily the $1,500 armoire," she said. But she is not worried about the stores' bottom lines. "They're lower-ticket items," she said, "but with a high profitability."
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/18/business...ewanted=2&8hpib (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/18/business/18retail.html?pagewanted=2&8hpib)
we too sell $30 products, "lower-ticket items, but with a high profitability."
gold rush II is ready to start, but seating is limited. don't miss out.