Finance Trends in Retailing
Several trends relating to asset management merit discussion: the state of the economy; funding sources; mergers, consolidations, and spin-offs; bankruptcies and liquidations; and questionable accounting and financial reporting practices.
Many Retailers are affected by the strength or weakness of the money, during a strong economy, high consumer demand may mask retailer weaknesses. But when the economy is weak, sales stagnate, cash flow problems may occur, heavy markdowns may be needed, consumers are more reluctant to buy big-ticket items, and public firms may see their stock prices adversely affected