Continued profit taking for long-term investors to take advantageof the low-capital gains tax rates still in effect could be an obvious factor, though hard to substantiate.
Not to state the obvious, although apparently it must be done: companies, whatever benefit you get by taking advantageof a moment of misfortune through excessive pricing or tacky advertising is not worth the backlash you may be hit with in this era of instant communications and 24-hour news cycles.
To retail industry analyst Marshal Cohen of market research firm NPD Group, the greatest advantage for Spanx besides the obvious increase in visibility will be the capacity to road-test new products and categories without having to fight for department store space.