No - the American consumer is already refusing to buy quality. They want the cheapest stuff they can find, instead. We're already seeing a general refusal to buy quality at quality prices just compared to Spring, 2012 - when the quality product was a much easier sell. Mid-level retailers are going to get massacred in 2013. It's Louis Vuitton and Wal-Mart...and nothing in between.
My hiring plans? We'll probably hire 5 to 7 people next year - and fire 6 to 8. :)
Consumers won’t pay more when their wages are stagnant or non-existant because they are unemployed.
Mid-level — what percentage? Bet it is high. 75%?
Good luck!