John Fleming
John Fleming
aspect companies negative positive sure together trying
We'll be trying to make sure if the two companies do get together that there is a positive not a negative aspect on prices.
ignore life threat
I think we would ignore them as a threat at our peril. It isn't going to make life any easier.
broader customers helpful range relevant services
We're championing a broader range of customers with more relevant products, more relevant services and a more compelling, helpful in-store experience.
fill gap metro step strategy
Metro 7 is an important step in the strategy to fill the gap in our customers' needs.
focus grow help profit
We have got new vehicles. That will help us to grow profit and revenues. Underpinning all that is a laser focus on costs.
active change consider fully function ideas innovation laboratory range resonates store testing
This store will function as an active laboratory for testing a range of new ideas and merchandise in a fully operational setting. If something doesn't work, we will change it and try something else. And when an innovation resonates with our customers, we will consider introducing it in other stores.
relevant trying
We're not trying to be Target, we're trying to be Wal-Mart but more relevant to our customer.
business california knocked leeway york
If a business in California had a supplier in New York that was knocked out, they could say they were affected. There was a lot of leeway on purpose.
change consider innovation resonates
If something doesn't work, we will change it and try something else. And when an innovation resonates with our customers, we will consider introducing it in other stores.
hours percent scale spring university
We scale our hours back during spring break. The university is usually about 60 percent of our business.
asked biggest brand building challenge opportunity single
We've been asked what our single biggest challenge is. I said our single biggest opportunity is building brand awareness,
ideal leading particular partner small
Fiat is the ideal partner for us in this particular project, as they are acknowledged as having been for many years one of the world's leading manufacturers of small cars.
achieving advantage business critical customers define experience gain highly processes required schedule
Sitar crystallizes years of experience working with our leading-edge electronics customers to define world-class business processes for hardware/software co-development. A highly repeatable and scalable methodology is critical to achieving the schedule compression required to gain a competitive advantage in today's fast-paced electronics market.
changes customer ensures plant quickly respond
The plant now ensures that we can respond very quickly to changes in customer demand.