Jarhead
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- Jan 11, 2010
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Right, demand is still down overall, so profits are down. The stores can't force demand up to where it was before, but they want to try to maintain profits as best as possible. The next place to go is to cut labor to prop up the bottom line.
Again, all driven by consumer demand. We're agreeing here I think.
you missed the point.
Retailers are not meeting the demand...they are hiring below the demand and thus have longer lines.
If those lines continue to be long, the next step will be to hire more people. Retailers could be cautious and aren't hiring because of what could be just blip in demand increase, but if the lines continue to be long, and it's not an anomaly then that all but forces them to hire more people to satisfy that demand.
you just supported my point.
Current Fear is what is preventing them from hiring......it outweighs demand.