The strategy helped Saks avoid being burdened with excess stock in January, but rival shops were made to look very expensive and felt they had to follow suit.

在这一个策略的帮助下，第五大道避免了一月超额库存将带来的压力。然而，它的竞争者不得不跟随着第五大道，否则他们的商品就显得特别贵了。