Retail has always had catchy slogans to help train the masses of employees and customers they try to get to buy stuff. I’m thinking:
- “The Customer is Always Right”
- “We sell for less”
- “Where’s the beef?”
Well, I’m here to inform you that there’s a new strategy out there. It must be due to the recent recession, so I’m calling it Recession Strategy 09 or RS09 for short. It appears to be: “We pay you to shop here!”
Three examples from this past weekend: