Steven Hansen

Consumer Discretionary Stocks: Predicting an Upturn, but Don't Bet on a Recovery

alan, this is the kind of analysis which makes seeking alpha great - whether you agree or not with its conclusions.

The Second Reason Consumers Aren't Spending

The point is that people are still shopping but they are buying less and imulse item sales are down.

Best Buy Bounces on Circuit City Closure

a loss of a competitor to bankruptcy usually is bad news for competition. many purchases are spur of the moment (after seeing an advertisement or an item in a store) - and a buyer usually does a quick price check around. only there is less around to compare prices.

unfortunately there will be no winners here - only losers. the customer base which you assume will go elsewhere will, but everyone will be buying less.