Jim Sluzewski
Jim Sluzewski
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Customers behave a little differently online than in the stores. Shopping in stores is a full sensory experience. So if you're testing something for stores, you'd want to test it in the in-store environment.
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I think in terms of our true, full-line department stores, South Bend is the only place where May Company had two nameplates.
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Do keep in mind that between now and 2006 nothing changes. 2006 will be a year of integration of brands, of divesting stores, etc. There will be a lot happening in 2006 and then the dust will settle in 2007.
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In the media spending aspect, what we'll be able to do is really, for the first time, national TV buys.
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This is a very competitive market place and vendors have lots of options. We're going to work with vendors to make our assortment as distinctive as possible.
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That brings a measure of simplicity to pricing and reliability assuring shoppers that what they can buy today will never be offered at a lower price.
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That's not out of the question. We are talking to retailers, we are talking to developers.
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Any successful mall needs good anchors and good stores between the anchors. We feel very good about the future of that mall.
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As we said in making the announcement in September 2005, the company is committed to preserving Marshall Field's traditions -- the Walnut Room, Great Clocks, holiday tree and windows, etc. Crain's is making it sound like there's something more, which is not the case.
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The practical answer there is no. Bloomingdale's serves a customer that lends itself to a different kind of market. I don't think that's a realistic possibility.
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We know that there is a return on investment. Otherwise, we wouldn't be investing in reinvent.
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We have a lot of work to do before we get to that point.
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We're studying the brand, and when we make some decisions, we'll be letting the world know.
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We are working with the employees and will offer jobs within the store or in our other stores in northeast Ohio to as many people as possible.