Comments for SHOPTIMISM by Lee Eisenberg, Author of THE NUMBER

Comment on Memo to Carrie Prejean: by Vanessa Bennett

Vanessa Bennett — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:51:23 +0000

Carrie Prejean deserves to have her crown. She is beauiful and is also entitled to her own opinion about gays. “

Comment on Happy Days Are Near Again? by Yale Hollander

Yale Hollander — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:03:28 +0000

A recent visit to my local Nordstrom (after several months of self-imposed exile) revealed a fairly drastic change in this year’s menswear merchandising. In past Springs, much of the real estate given over to sportswear was occupied by Tommy Bahama, Nat Nast (a/k/a “Sopranowear”) and other uber-casual apparel. This year that particular class of casual attire occupied a significantly smaller amount of turf, yielding square footage to an increased volume of business casual slacks, sport coats and shirts which can serve double duty at the office and the club (country or night). So, while it’s clear that we gents are continuing to shop, it appears we are focusing on pieces that can serve multiple purposes, especially when one of those purposes is to stretch and vary the work wardrobe. I also suspect that the tightened employment market has caused some of the gainfully employed to re-evaluate their professional appearance, perhaps eschewing the bowling alley aesthetic in favor of something that will reinforce to their boss and/or clients that they take their professional appearance a bit more seriously without going the full distance back to business formal attire.

Comment on The final, final word on the you-know what by Jeff S

Jeff S — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 01:48:15 +0000

It’s also another way to observe while others create – to follow the news, instead of making it. Pads and pods and DVRs replace cellos, paintbrushes and and cross-country skiis. When there’s not time for both, the media displace the message.

Comment on I’m giving a talk… by Jeff S

Jeff S — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:28:26 +0000

Bring a match!

Comment on Stop the Press: Nobody Knows Nuthin’! by Yale Hollander

Yale Hollander — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:15:49 +0000

Ordinarily I’d point the finger at end-of-season clearance sales, especially for those consumers who opted for a fairly austere holiday season. However, with retailers keeping inventories thinner than usual this past Christmas, I can’t imagine the pickin’s were robust enough to drive that kind of improvement to the sales figures. So, in other words, I have no idea either.

Comment on Why is Toyota… by Yale Hollander

Yale Hollander — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:36:00 +0000

This seems pretty much in line with McLuhan’s old saw “the medium is the message.” The continued presence of Toyota’s advertising is as important as the ad content, if not more so.