Given its comparatively limited demographic appeal, she says, "layaway has significant limitations as a strategic move to increase sales and increase consumer activity". 她表示,鉴于这种方式所能吸引的年龄段相当有限,“作为提高销售额和消费者热情的战略举措,分期预付有很大的局限性”。
Buckle which has been using its layaway programme in its limited store advertising online dramatically outperformed the rest of the retail sector in November and December, reporting double-digit gains in comparable sales. buckle在其有限的网络店铺广告中一直使用分期预付服务,去年11月和12月的业绩明显好于零售业其它企业,同店销售额增幅达两位数。
Administering a layaway programme also presents challenges for modern retailers 'inventory and sales management systems, Ms Hoffman adds. 霍夫曼补充道,提供分期预付服务也对现代零售商的库存和销售管理系统提出了挑战。