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Sears Christmas Lane Annoucement Raises Many Questions

July 12, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

The July 12 annoucement of the Sears early launch of the Christmas selling season raises a number of questions including: 1) the lay away plan details, 2) the impact on store inventories, and 3) whether this is merely an attempt to prop up monthly sales in anticipation of a poor back-to-school season.  

Nicholas White, President

Nicholas WhitePresidentRetail Horizons, Inc What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Sears (SHLD) Eyes Early Sales For Christmas 2009

July 10, 2009

Sears hasn't shown much retailing leadership for years, but may be there is still one good retailer left in the company.  Here's more.

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