Originally Posted by
Mike Jacoubowsky
But within the context of what will change for next year? Are you suggesting things will change? I think they'll keep things where they are, rather than try to rock the boat much more than they already have. Eventually, you're right, the middle spender will get the shaft, the GS will be taken care of, and the low-spend opportunist will continue to find ways to game the system to their advantage.
Good point.
I don't think the published benefits will change notably (other than maybe RPUs being axed late in the year). But further tweaking on the inventory management will worsen the mid elites experience, I am convinced.