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1.0Retail Prophethttps://www.retailprophet.comEBmediaadministratorhttps://www.retailprophet.com/author/ebmediaadministrator/The Existential Question Facing Every Retailer Today | Retail Prophetrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Sd24Uy6qDY"><a href="https://www.retailprophet.com/2021/10/01/the-existential-question-facing-every-retailer-today/">The Existential Question Facing Every Retailer Today</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.retailprophet.com/2021/10/01/the-existential-question-facing-every-retailer-today/embed/#?secret=Sd24Uy6qDY" width="600" height="338" title="“The Existential Question Facing Every Retailer Today” — Retail Prophet" data-secret="Sd24Uy6qDY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Bad retailers will never run out of customers. History suggests that there is always a segment of the consumer population willing to trade down if they believe they can save a dollar or two. Some retailers, like long-beleaguered J.C. Penney, have spent decades proving this thesis.http://www.retailprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/clark-street-mercantile-P3pI6xzovu0-unsplash-768x513-1.jpg