Reply #7: It's anecdotal and means nothing, I know [View All]

[smoogatz]

but my mom went to the Wal Mart in Athens, Ohio to return something yesterday (I know--duh, right?) and evidently the place was mobbed--a total madhouse. That's in the third poorest county in the state, with a current unemployment rate just below 7%. That suggests to me that low-end retailers will do okay this year. Now, I don't doubt that high-end retailers are probably going to be looking at some pretty grim sales figures--so, a mixed bag, as I say.