Howard Davidowitz
Howard Davidowitz
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Business died for a few days, you've got a ton of inventory, so what do you do? You turn lemons into lemonade and make the week after Christmas more important with super sales and promotions.
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Also, most big retail chains placed their Christmas orders months ago and the Christmas inventory was already in the pipeline before (the) SARS (outbreak),
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I've heard that the Chris Madden line's pulling powerful comparable sales growth for the past six to seven months. This is a category that exploding for Penney and it's also helping boost their monthly sales higher,
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I think this is terrific for consumers. Telemarketers will simply have to reallocate money to more direct mail, television, radio and print advertising,
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I think this is terrific for consumers, ... Telemarketers will simply have to reallocate money to more direct mail, television, radio and print advertising.
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I think the Securities and Exchange Commission better look at this because what you've got is prior misstatement,
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I think there's a message to Martha in here, and part of this may be negotiation.
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I think there will be heavy promotions over the holidays because retailers have not been meeting their sales plans.
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I think there are major risks in sales and margins when you're a middleman. More and more companies are buying direct and don't see a need for Helen of Troy. Their brands are not that powerful, ... This doesn't mean it can't bounce back. They have to be shrewd and quick to right the ship.
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I think the real story last month was that in spite of higher interest rates, exploding energy costs and debt levels, the American consumer rolls on.
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Kohl's is struggling badly. Not only are the not meeting sales targets, there are several questions swirling about recent management changes,
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Kohl's could be interested in buying a few of the Mervyn's stores as it expands its presence in the state.
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Penney had no choice but to improve on fashion.
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We had moderate growth in income but we're borrowing our brains out. The most concerning thing is that the level of savings is at less than one percent of personal income,