Safeway / Williams-Sonoma Inc. / Burger King / J.C. Penney / Gap Inc. / OfficeMax / Container Store / Morgan Stanley / DineEquity / Starbucks / Walmart U.S. / /
Continent
America / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Reorganization / /
Facility
Container Store / /
IndustryTerm
gross domestic product / retail sales / retail spending / retail / political energy / highend kitchen products retailer / retail funk / glossy public relations documents / real retail spending / retail sector / food / energy / /
Organization
Defense Commissary Agency / U.S. Chamber / Heritage Foundation / Center for American Progress / US Federal Reserve / U.S. Chamber of Commerce / Securities and Exchange Commission / National Retail Federation / International House of Pancakes / /
Person
Kip Tindell / Arthur Laffer / Bill Simon / Ike Lee / Kohl / Ellen Zentner / Brendan V. Duke / Stephen Moore / /
Position
chief economist / CEO / analyst / executive director and senior economist / /
AP PHOTO/MARK LENNIHAN Retailer Revelations Why America’s Struggling Middle Class Has Businesses Scared By Brendan V. Duke and Ike Lee