My fitbit #Fitstats for 12/11/2013: 5,130 steps and 2.3 miles traveled. http://www.fitbit.com/user/28KDGG

My fitbit #Fitstats for 12/10/2013: 5,975 steps and 2.6 miles traveled. http://www.fitbit.com/user/28KDGG

My fitbit #Fitstats for 12/06/2013: 4,823 steps and 2.1 miles traveled. http://www.fitbit.com/user/28KDGG

My fitbit #Fitstats for 12/04/2013: 4,537 steps and 2 miles traveled. http://www.fitbit.com/user/28KDGG

My fitbit #Fitstats for 12/03/2013: 4,782 steps and 2.1 miles traveled. http://www.fitbit.com/user/28KDGG

My fitbit #Fitstats for 12/02/2013: 4,748 steps and 2.1 miles traveled. http://www.fitbit.com/user/28KDGG

My fitbit #Fitstats for 12/02/2013: 4,748 steps and 2.1 miles traveled. http://www.fitbit.com/user/28KDGG

My fitbit #Fitstats for 12/01/2013: 5,524 steps and 2.4 miles traveled. http://www.fitbit.com/user/28KDGG

The common assumption is that retailers stock up on goods and then mark down the ones that don\’t sell, taking a hit to their profits. But that isn\’t typically how it plays out. Instead, big retailers work backward with their suppliers to set starting prices that, after all the markdowns, will yield the profit margins they want.

via The Dirty Secret of ‘Discounts’—Black Friday and Beyond – WSJ.com.