Posted on 06/19/2012 8:13:51 AM PDT by ponygirl
In the latest sign of turbulent times at J.C. Penney Co., the mid-price department store chain said Michael Francis, the former Target Corp. executive brought in to help redefine the brand, is leaving the company. In a terse statement issued late Monday, the department store operator gave no reason for the abrupt departure of Francis, who had been on the job for a little over eight months. As president, Francis was responsible for the marketing of a controversial new pricing plan that aims to get rid of hundreds of sales events. He was also oversaw merchandising and product development.
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Really? I haven't really shopped for clothes there for a while. I have to shop the "fat lady" dept. and I have never liked their stuff, but, my daughters would go through the "clearance" stuff. I have noticed a store that is very empty the last time I went in.
I agree with those that don't like the new "catalog" that they send out occasionally. I just dump it into the recycle as there is nothing that interests me. I did get an e-mail last week with a $10 coupon for Penny's and I was surprised because I thought all of that had stopped (hadn't received one since last Christmas).
So, Penney's was having problems before they changed their marketing, and adding the "gay" focus just made things a lot worse. So, this guy is like Barack Obama in a way. He got a bad situation, and he decided to change things, and now the company's bottom line is even worse.
Kohls knows how to do the sales. You may not be getting the deal you think you are, but they know how to lure the customers in and make them think they are getting a deal.
It was hard for me at first, but over time I now use the term homosexual with ease. Just keep practicing and it will come easy eventually. Also, correct those you hear around you as well.
Exactly!
Look under the “SALE” tag and you’ll see the regular price is often the sale price.
Sale doesn’t necessarily mean it’s less!
But I do like Kohls.
“It’s not Alinsky they’re following, but Satan - the first twister of words.”
I’ve never noticed that the sale price is the regular price at Kohls, but I have seen it just a few pennies different at some stores—never at Kohls though. Wal-Mart actually tried to do the clearance price the same as the regular price the other day on a kid’s toothbrush. I took it back when I found out by looking it up online. Also Wal-Mart will do the few cents different sales price.
What Kohls does do is have a shirt for $40 then say it’s now half off. Well the shirt was not worth $40. $20 is the actual regular price in reality, but you think you are getting it half off. I do like that they offer 30% off periodically for their credit card holders and you can use this on clearance items that are sometimes 80% off. I mostly buy clearance items at Kohls when I have a 30% coupon. I always laugh when the cashier tells me at the end, “You spent $4.53 today and saved $161.80.” Yeah right! That’s an actual receipt of mine BTW. I did have $40 of Kohls cash to use on that too. They’re still making a profit and I’m getting some discount.
I’m a bit different, though still in the minority. I HATE shopping, but I hardly ever buy something that isn’t on sale. I did almost all my shopping online for last Christmas.
self ping for later.
Back in my day we called them "queers"; that's plain and simple too.
That’ll work.
Word. Queers work nicely, as well.
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