Howard Davidowitz
Howard Davidowitz
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We're likely to see advertisers pull away ... They would much rather invest in Oprah's media publishing empire rather than associate with the Stewart brand now.
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Tommy Hilfiger supplies its clothes to department stores and we all know that that's the weakest channel in retail in terms of sales,
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Wal-Mart sees banking as an opportunity to give the customer a better deal. That's what Wal-Mart's about. That's why they have demolished the food and toy industries. If it's better for the customers, then that's the way it ought to be.
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Wal-Mart isn't about to become a fashion powerhouse. How can you sell fashion with nine aisles of dog food, detergent and chicken?
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Wal-Mart is effectively redefining its future, and not before time.
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Unions are focused on this company and these lawsuits are only increasing, ... The other thing that both shareholders and analysts will focus on is: Where does Wal-Mart go from here? In other words, what is next in terms of its growth?
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The performance of the company over the last few years has been very erratic. It's also a smaller player. It was time for Milstein to take it easy and make a gigantic pot of money and turn the ball over to someone else.
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There is no loyalty to a store -- that's what Federated has gone to school and found out. The place with the best product at the right time and at the right price, that's where the customer loyalty is.
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Furniture doesn't typically spell romance. A sporting goods store is another off-beat destination. I mean, what would you get? A paddle, a tennis racquet?
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He's done an incredible job of buying $100 worth of real estate for a dollar.
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There is a high likelihood of lower prices, ... The department store segment is a supplier's worst nightmare. Department stores demand more allowances from vendors, they want to be able to return inventory if it doesn't sell well. A Federated-May merger could be an even worse scenario for the suppliers.
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Barneys is much edgier, much more fashion-forward, and much younger than Saks.
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I have never believed that they're going to attract top dollar.
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He's a brilliant financial engineer. His record is always the same: cut costs, sell assets. That's terrific, only that's no way to run a retail business.