Finally, the moment many of us (okay, a LOT) of us have been waiting for--a brand new start. The second half of 2008 brought capitalism to its knees and are keeping us (sadly) dependent on a mortal being to clean this mess up.
Along with foreclosed homes and job losses, the retail world was also hit particularly hard. We saw the many retail brands fall by the gauntlet of Chapter 11. Not quite out of business but definately made you rethink giving giftcards from those stores for Christmas gifts.
But some tried and true classic retail brands remained unscathed: pres tell, what is in their DNA? Their knees are a bit bloodied, profits are down significantly but they remain standing. I'm not surprised Wal-Mart's Great Value brand has been the one to see an upsurge.
