David Brody

David Brody
David Brodyis an American historian, who is professor emeritus of history at the University of California-Davis...
obviously previous sales trend
Obviously (the same-stores sales) were much better than the trend in the previous part of the year.
canadian strength tire
Canadian Tire has been going from strength to strength.
picking
It's a little overwhelming for her, ... but she's picking up phrases very easily.
willing
She'll kind of be tossed in there, but she's willing to work,
anyone
It's 50-50 that they'll get anyone else at $18.
kids tear
You usually have to tear kids away from the TV,
emphasize trying
We're trying to emphasize that it's not better here, it's just different,
positive surprise
The positive surprise comes from the merchandising operations, which is encouraging.