Comments on: COATS COAT COAT STORE AS NOVEL SALES SCHEME http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:45:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: galessa http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/#comment-83506 galessa Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:01:54 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/#comment-83506 Aren't businessmen always, anywhre, anytime, trying to get rid of their inventories? surely this guy was not selling luxury goods. or maybe he was an instalation artist very much ahead of his time. or maybe he was just a marketing genius. Aren’t businessmen always, anywhre, anytime, trying to get rid of their inventories? surely this guy was not selling luxury goods. or maybe he was an instalation artist very much ahead of his time. or maybe he was just a marketing genius.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/#comment-82970 Stannous Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:12:57 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/#comment-82970 In 1936 Europe was still pretty deep in the Great Depression. The US was just starting to get ahead but faced 3 more years of high unemployment, devalued currency, etc. Europe lagged about a year behind. In 1936 Europe was still pretty deep in the Great Depression.
The US was just starting to get ahead but faced 3 more years of high unemployment, devalued currency, etc.
Europe lagged about a year behind.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/#comment-82906 jayessell Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:17:19 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/#comment-82906 Denmark invaded in April 1940. That guy must have been pretty sharp to extrapolate the future based on radio reports and newspaper articles of the day. I hope he was able to get his family to the USA before all the other refugees. Denmark invaded in April 1940.

That guy must have been pretty sharp to extrapolate the future based on radio reports and newspaper articles of the day.

I hope he was able to get his family to the USA before all the other refugees.

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/#comment-82472 Charlie Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:20:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/#comment-82472 Wow, good point. I hadn't thought of that. Wow, good point. I hadn’t thought of that.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/#comment-82457 jayessell Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:56:46 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/03/12/coats-coat-coat-store-as-novel-sales-scheme/#comment-82457 Why would a businessman in Copenhagen in 1936 have to liquidate his inventory? Why would a businessman in Copenhagen in 1936 have to liquidate his inventory?

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