From yesterday's (October 1st!) Wall Street Journal: Chief Toy Officer Laura Phillips noted Wal-Mart is starting “early and aggressively” with its holiday pricing. More price cuts, or rollbacks in the company's parlance, will be announced every week “in this aggressive move to lead the market on holiday savings.”
Chief Toy Officer? The title might as well be Santa Claus. Did I already mention it's only October 1st? Yesterday, in the car, Luc was asking about Christmas and it quickly led to a conversation about commercialization and consumerism. I wish I'd had this article at hand (subscription req'd).
Santa Claus and the beach stop
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