Retailers have planned their inventories very well again this year but there's no point in that if you get can't shoppers into your store. Expect substantial deals as we go along, especially in clothing and consumer electronics.
At the end of the day, if the quotas stick, the bottom line is that consumers will be paying more for some clothing items by next year.
The guy that drops by the wayside becomes history, and theoretically he'll be replaced by new concepts in urban clothing and shoes. New concepts are popping up and they are popping up like mad -- as fast as they have ever come if not faster, and they'll want to grow rapidly.