Search Details

Word: langenfeld (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...sales are being made, profits are going down. Says Thomas Langenfeld of Minneapolis' Dayton Hudson chain: "Customers are responding mostly to clear-cut value and reductions. A substantial part of our sales is being achieved by cutting prices. Profits are being squeezed." Almost all the large chains are feeling the profits pinch. Industry Analyst Stuart Robbins of Paine Webber Mitchell Hutchins expects second-quarter earnings for twelve of the biggest retailers to decline by an average 25% to 30%. Last week J.C. Penney Co. announced that profits for April through June were down 69%, to a negligible $5 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Those Cautious Consumers | 8/25/1980 | See Source »

| 1 |