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Warpy

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2. No, clothing isn't as good as it was 15 years ago

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 8, 2022, 04:46 PM

Jun 2022

Manufacturers started getting squeezed in 2008 and the squeeze has gotten harder, year by year. Midline retailers were hit hardest since the midline shopper was disappearing. Places started to source lower grade materials so they didn't have to jack their prices up, thus discouraging the shoppers they had left.

It's been going on a lot longer than you think it has.

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STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 9 June 2022 [View all] Tansy_Gold Jun 2022 OP

The move off the bottom for those who missed it was incredible bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #1

No, clothing isn't as good as it was 15 years ago Warpy Jun 2022 #2

+1 Thanks. Validation on my sagging wardrobe. /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #3

Mine, such as it is, is holding up rather well Warpy Jun 2022 #4

It's why I generally tend to buy men's clothing Tansy_Gold Jun 2022 #5

If they don't have a lot of pockets, sellers can keep 'em Warpy Jun 2022 #6