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For some reason, the psychology of retailing has always fascinated me, and thus I find  THIS STORY especially interesting:

When the board of J.C. Penney ousted its chief executive, Ron Johnson — news that broke last Monday — you might say it was, in some small way, because he didn’t understand Tracie Fobes.

Ms. Fobes, who lives in Raymore, Mo., plans meals around discounts offered at the grocery store and always checks coupon apps on her cellphone before buying clothes. When, a little over a year ago, J. C. Penney stopped promoting sales and offering coupons and instead made a …

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The artwork is by Mario Piperni, and the music is by the Heartless Bastards.

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A friend sends along this Johnny Carson bit from 31 years ago:

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This is pure entertainment:

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From the fine folks at TalkingPointsMemo:

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