Instructions: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Input: Fifty years later, it is hard to imagine a retailer-be it a high-end department store, mass merchandiser, or catalog service-limiting an individual customer's clothing purchase. Retailers collect detailed point-of-sales information that reflects the real-time demand for goods by consumers.
Output:
Retailers collect detailed point-of-sales information that reflects the real-time demand for goods by consumers. Fifty years later, it is hard to imagine a retailer to be at a high-end department store