August 2012 National Retail Sales Results
The
slowest economic recovery in decades has reached a point where the consumer can
delay no longer. The consumer is spending
with purpose, but they are spending
and helped push August national results into solidly positive
ground.
An
18 store sampling by ICSC showed a 6% increase for August as compared with Wall
Street’s projected 4-5%. It should also
be noted that Detroit auto makers posted double-digit growth
for August, including Ford with a 13% increase. Several of Ford’s models had 35% growth over
prior year (NY
Times).
Our
recruiters continue to hear of growth plans among even the small-to-mid size
retail chains. Miss this wave and you may
be chasing the competition for some time.
Top performing talent is pursuing the growth environments. The scenery is much better when the vehicle is
moving than it is when standing still.