tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post7790582635640523708..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: So, Even Sex Doesn't Sell Anymore?Bill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-63518891582046495472011-09-03T22:17:24.014-04:002011-09-03T22:17:24.014-04:00@defshepard - yep, it looks like it is going to be...@defshepard - yep, it looks like it is going to be a slow process, with the least necessary things disappearing first.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-79421671994250830062011-09-03T20:25:52.466-04:002011-09-03T20:25:52.466-04:00Sex may not be selling anymore. At least not the t...Sex may not be selling anymore. At least not the type Hooters is selling. The cheesy big tease is getting to expensive for many cash strapped men. The choices as the contraction continue will be grim. Hooters will start to lose out to that car payment or house payment. Or food. As things worsen it will be the basics that will win out. Food, clothing and shelter. All else will be a luxury.defshepardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029515057003737645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-57539092913834852092011-09-03T11:48:12.485-04:002011-09-03T11:48:12.485-04:00During the decline a contraction and resulting dem...During the decline a contraction and resulting demise of all niche/luxury service concepts is inevitable.<br /><br />It's not that sex isn't selling, it's that Hooters and their ilk have been reduced to competing with that other service industry concept of "the gentleman's club" and in Vegas having a choice between Hooters and Cheetahs the answer is obvious in most cases.<br /><br />Perhaps if Hooters had re-branded itself, maybe a tie in with the Susan G. Komen foundation, and gone after the Denny's/Bob Evans/Hojo crowd they might have had a chance at surviving.MrNiceGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956428291969275973noreply@blogger.com