No bulge in men's underwear.......

[marmar]

......sales. :evilgrin:


from HuffPost:



.....(snip).....

Well, here comes trouble.

A revised survey by the leading global research company, Mintel, shows relatively large drops in the sales of men's underwear in the United States. The study, to be released April 9, projects a 2.3 percent drop in sales of all men's underwear products in 2009. Underscoring just how quickly the market has gone south, in November 2008, Mintel had forecast sales to grow by 2.6 percent in 2009. A serious downturn led to a serious revision.

Officials in the business say a variety of factors are to blame, including an influx of private label products from China. But the truth is, the psychology of the recession plays the biggest role.

"Men's basic apparel products probably have the least fluctuating sales of all ," Matt Hall, a spokesman for Hanesbrands Inc. said in a brief interview. "But recessions impact all categories and men's underwear sales are no different... Men's underwear is a replenishment item. If you see a dip in the market it is because of the economy. But over a longer-term period it will even out. They tend to be later going into the recession and earlier coming back... Men certainly aren't wearing underwear less frequently than before."

Let's hope not. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/08/mens-underwear-sales-gree_n_184863.html

[Berry Cool]

1. Next thing you'll tell us is

that bra sales have hit a couple of bumps.

[ret5hd]

2. Corset sales are tightening.

[OhioChick]

3. "Hanesbrands Inc. said in a brief interview"

:rofl:

[Elwood P Dowd]

4. I have noticed the bulge in mine has decreased since I turned 60.

:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

[boomerbust]

7. So has your wife.

:evilgrin:

[Ken Burch]

8. But at least it's still in the front instead of the back...

n/t.

[Elwood P Dowd]

14. I've heard it moves to the back when you turn 70.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[IntravenousDemilo]

15. Depends... n/m

[Liberal_in_LA]

20. ewwww

[donheld]

5. Well at least underpants are not down

:D

[napoleon_in_rags]

10. Yeah, their not on SKID row just yet.

:)

[luvspeas]

6. A drop in men's underwear sounds pretty good to me!

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[DJ13]

9. It was during the 70's recession that men started going without underwear

Jeans sales went up though when the guys couldnt get rid of the stains in their pants.

[marmar]

11. Gross.

:puke:

[Mari333]

12. time to get back to basics

[Richard Steele]

13. Economics affects fashion trends. After 8 years of B*sh, 'Going Commando' is the new black.

We'll know we're really in trouble when the new Fall line
of WalMart's "Martha Stuart Collection" makes prominent use
of recycled burlap feedsacks.

It's a BAD thing.

[IntravenousDemilo]

16. Left to their own devices, a lot of men would just as soon wear the same underwear...

... until it became transparent. Women probably buy more men's underwear than men do.

[GinaMaria]

18. I'll second that

I've been told that as long as the elastic is still good, he's not getting rid of them!

[MADem]

17. The Commando Club takes hold? Or the holes, loose waistbands, and

pink shade because of that damned red shirt are more "tolerable" in hard times?

[rrneck]

19. Sounds like a growing

buldge in Freeballer membership.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/143108/

[Historic NY]

21. Hell I bought 3 pairs they should last me until next yr....

dark colors are the best..if you know what I mean.:9