Quote by Alan Wurtzel Download Open image ““In 1972, about 10 cents out of every retail dollar was spent with Sears.”” — Alan Wurtzel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“(talking about his father) 230 pounds of nickels in Sears slacks.” — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
“Going out on a date was very cheap in those days [1962]. I borrowed my father's station wagon, put in a gallon of gas… — Aslan Ben Eliahou Copy Share Image
“It has been my observation that Walmart’s “everyday low prices” are at least partly achieved by minimizing the number of sales clerks on the… — Edward Trimnell Copy Share Image
“they were demons about cost. They enjoyed finding a bargain and were proud of getting good quality at a low price. They took great… — Gary Klein Copy Share Image
“Normally I charge 60 cents on the dollar for stolen merchandise. But since it was my mother-in-law, and I stole it from her, I… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“Her clothes were half off—a sale, not a strip tease. Watching her shop was as hot as a fresh cup of coffee, and that’s… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“The golden age of discount retailing, where developing a store in a well-chosen location was a formula for printing money, has come to an… — Greg Thain Copy Share Image
“A dollar for your thoughts. Inflation life was too short to spend time spinning your wheels somewhere you didn't want to be.” — Nina Pierce Copy Share Image
“Hence the price wars of the 1980s, which reduced retailers’ margins to the bone. Hustle” — Greg Thain Copy Share Image
“An honest buck may not buy any more groceries than a dishonest one, but it'll always be worth more. Especially to me,” — Josephine Angelini Copy Share Image
“I’d been to only one Walmart in my life before this and I was shocked at how ugly it was, even by American standards.… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image