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Auto Parts Industry Warns Consumer Behavior Is Changing RAPIDLY

2024/11/18
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@Jeff 和嘉宾@Steve 分析了Advance Auto Parts公司业绩暴跌的案例,指出其反映了美国乃至全球经济的持续下行趋势。他们认为,2021年的经济复苏是虚假的,供应冲击带来的繁荣正在消退。消费者支出持续下降,工业生产也在下滑,这导致许多企业不得不关闭门店、裁员,以应对经济下行压力。他们分析了零售额数据,指出实际零售额(经通胀调整后)持续下降,这反映了消费者实际购买力下降。他们还分析了工业生产数据,指出产能利用率下降,制造业面临裁员压力。他们认为,仅仅依靠乐观情绪不足以扭转经济下行趋势,需要消费者实际增加支出才能有效改变经济形势。他们还指出,企业面临两种选择:降低价格或削减产能。由于实体经济中企业难以迅速调整价格,只能削减产能,这导致了企业关闭门店、裁员等一系列问题。他们认为,当前经济形势严峻,即使新政府上任,也难以迅速扭转局面。 嘉宾Steve补充指出,Advance Auto Parts的困境反映了全国各地零售商面临的共同问题:消费者缺乏足够的钱购买汽车配件。他分析了Advance Auto Parts关闭门店的影响,指出其将波及到租金、仓库以及供应商等多个方面,导致更多人员失业。他认为,消费者无力承担高物价,导致需求下降,而供应却在增加,这是零售额下滑的主要原因。他还指出,实际零售额和工业生产之间存在直接关系,Advance Auto Parts的困境反映了这种关系。他认为,制造业正在面临裁员的压力,这反映了经济形势的严峻性。他还指出,仅仅更换领导者并不能改变经济的运行方向,经济形势过于复杂,难以被单一因素扭转。他强调,只有消费者增加实际支出才能扭转经济下行趋势,单纯的金融投资并不能解决根本问题。他还指出,产能利用率下降与失业率上升之间存在直接关系,Advance Auto Parts选择关闭门店而不是降价,这与产能利用率下降和失业率上升之间的关系相符。

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The chapter discusses the decline in Advanced Auto Parts' business, attributing it to a shift in consumer behavior and lack of disposable income, leading to store closures and layoffs.
  • Advanced Auto Parts' stock plummeted by 85%.
  • Negative same-store sales and declining customer demand.
  • Planned closure of 700 stores affecting numerous workers.

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Another retailer finds out the 2021 "recovery" was mostly an illusion. Prices may have soared and revenues looking good, it didn't last because it couldn't. As the company closes hundreds of stores and prepares to lay off an unknown number of workers, more stats show this is no isolated case. The cycle continues and continues to take its toll on businesses and workers alike. 

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