Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Analysts calling for price madness on Black Friday


Following on the heels of commentary from others about what will be a cut throat holiday season:

TWICE: Analysts See Black Friday Flat-Panel TV Repeat

Key analysts tracking the consumer television industry
said that the notorious holiday promotional period known as Black Friday will
again draw aggressive pricing activity this year, although some of that will be
directed at different screen sizes, display technologies and a broader selection
of brands than in 2006.


It's a long article, but the gist is that there will be extremely consumer friendly prices in all screen sizes as vendors and retails scramble to buy market share.

I expect that this season we will see successful big box retailers like Wal-mart cement their position in the marketplace, and struggling retailers such as Circuit City to enter a new, desparate phase of their death spirals.

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