Originally Posted by xoxoxo (Post 30390)

Am I the only one experiencing this unusual quietness? The retail market seems pretty quiet. There are plenty of window-shoppers and website browsers but seems like not many are buying.

I am trying to think of some of the possible reasons. :coffee:

- Economy is weak? Not enough money in circulation?
- Too many shopping malls? Too many online shops?
- GSS i.e. shoppers been waiting for GSS since 2months ago so minimal spending post CNY???
- Cheap airfares sending shoppers overseas every other month?
- Too many of the same products? Shoppers do not need to go to your shop or your website, they can easily find the same product next door??

What other possible reasons are there? :confused2:

To survive, some shops engage in price wars. This unfortunately send prices nose-diving to the detriment of other sellers. Those who cannot survive eventually close down and clear their stores sending prices even lower.

It's survival of the fittest...

u there...hang on!

Originally Posted by babebe (Post 30613)

This year is tough....worst compared to last 2 yrs:roll:
But rental is still going up, while sales is diving down:confused: