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  • The Future of U.S. Consumer Spending: It's a Generational Thing [View article]
    At last, someone broke the mold:

    "By studying the generational makeup and growth of the U.S. and Japanese consumer (ages 15 to 70) from 1970 to 2025, one can see it is like comparing apples with mangoes."

    I prefer mangoes.

    This was printed for the Japanese:

    9%: GI Generation (born 1905 to 1924)
    39%: Silent Generation (born 1925 to 1944)
    35%: Baby Boomers (born 1945 to 1964)
    19%: Generatiosn X (born 1965 to 1984)

    I don't know if it was an American or a Japanese national, but I know it was a young one. Most of the Japanese "GI's" didn't make it. A number of the American GI's didn't make it either.
    Oct 22 18:27 pm |Rating: +2 0 |Link to Comment
  • July Same-Store Sales Summary: No Boost for Retailers [View article]
    Agree, thanks for the article.

    "Retailers continue to be up against tough comparisons from last year when shoppers had stimulus checks to spend."

    The phrase above has become a commonplace, but it's not matched in your charts above. The 2008 "stimulus" was a bust. Where's the bottom in retail?
    Aug 07 11:04 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
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