tag variation margin 
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 13, 2017
That tax, she noted, encompasses marketing, retailer margins and other expenses that can typically push up prices on brand-name beauty products by as much as 30o percent. The secret to what brandless offers, according to CEO Tina Sharkey, is the company’s elimination of what she calls the “brand tax.”
PYMNTS
APRIL 19, 2018
Others say the era of the department stores has passed and that Macy’s troubles are just another variation on the theme of weakness across the segment. The company has also shifted its focus to online sales and seen those figures climb consistently over the last year and half — although those digital sales do tend toward the lower margin.
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