Other large retailers are seeking ways to reduce costs, mostly by reducing staffs through terminations or attrition.
The retailer has been seeking a corrective article; The Journal has held its ground.
Other retailers may also seek to entice shoppers by setting limits and creating scarcity.
Some large retailers sought to minimize the impact of a possible port shutdown by speeding their imports last summer.
Already, many large retailers are seeking special permits that would exempt them from current land-use restrictions.
Other retailers have sought to soften their image of pricey exclusivity.
Conversely, mass-market retailers have sought to capitalize on 57th Street's tourist flow.
Nor does it have the high density that many retailers seek.
Clothing prices actually fell significantly last month as retailers sought to work down inventories.
Then as now, the retailer sought to use the success of a costume film to spark a vogue for styles of the period.