Several retailers have complained over the last year that while they liked Maidenform's lines, they had trouble getting the products in time to sell.
As a result, restaurants, retailers and small businesses are complaining that the office workers who once clogged the winding streets have disappeared.
Some retailers and foreign editors had also complained about the inconvenience of traveling to New York twice within weeks.
Further, retailers complained, America's attention turned to the television, and the Atlanta Games.
The traditional retailers may complain, but some say that, in the end, vendors do not affect their business.
Increasingly, retailers complain that factors make bad situations worse by getting cold feet and cutting credit.
Some retailers have complained that the manufacturing quality fails to justify the prices.
Local retailers have complained for years that they were losing business to New Jersey and surrounding states, where clothing is not taxed.
How can distributors and retailers complain about losing profits from wines they don't want to carry in the first place?
Boston's retailers and restaurants are still complaining about the business they lost when the Democratic convention sent all their normal customers fleeing town.