Douglas Lane
Douglas Lane
direct globally tend
Direct sellers tend to be globally diverse. They aren't typically leveraged to the U.S. consumer, which has been spotty lately.
direct key sales target
Going to Target was a big misstep because direct sales are key to its distribution system.
gets global good pick top
Coca-Cola is our top pick for 2000 as global gets good again.
capital concerned continue core estimate increasing margin pattern pressures recent sales
We continue to be concerned with the recent pattern of (the company's) estimate reductions, sales sluggishness in the core personal-care division, increasing margin pressures and deteriorating working capital trends.