FYI.(consumer survey on their satisfaction)

Casual Living, January, 2009

Staff

Briefly.....

The New Year brings both challenges and new opportunities. If forecasts are correct, there will be plenty of both for retailers.

The National Retail Federation's Susan Reda noted, "satisfying shoppers in 2009 will come down to finding ways to provide in-depth access to product data."

According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, the country was officially in a recession throughout 2008.

"Consumers remain extremely pessimistic," said the Conference Board's Lynn Franco.

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