Brown Motion

Reader Warning - Risque subject matter follows - American Retail is a fascinating subject that could fill blogs.  Esp if interested party is a student of how the marketing machinery works and how customers react to it.  Many has been written, said and expounded on in papers to thesis to actual degrees being awarded on the subject of retailing. Mine are merely casual observations on the subject as I see them - So back to Aisle 1. All stores in America are run like organized operations with laser like focus to get the maximum traction (i.e. basket size) from the passing gentry.  At least the owners of this retail operation would like to see gentry - with some amounts of disposable cash that they will share with them. What to sell and how is closely watched, dissected and executed that will ultimately drive high inventory turns and smooth traffic flow while servicing the consumer. So when I recently decided to take my usual walk (not to buy but to observe) I deci...