Kim Picciola
Kim Picciola
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It seems that Sears would want a merchant running the business, and it would be investing more money into enhancing the shopping experience at its stores.
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The holidays will be challenging. They will have to have compelling products or good promotions to drive store sales.
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It could be a good thing for Wal-Mart in its competition with Target, ... But for Tommy, it seems like it would take away any cachet the company had left. The company really oversaturated itself after the 1990s, and they've been trying to pick up the pieces since then.
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It could be a good thing for Wal-Mart in its competition with Target. But for Tommy, it seems like it would take away any cachet the company had left. The company really oversaturated itself after the 1990s, and they've been trying to pick up the pieces since then.
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No one feels like it's going to blow the numbers out of the water compared to last year. We think back-to-school got off to a pretty slow start in July, but we're expecting retailers will make up some of the lost ground in August.
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Penney made a very concerted effort to improve the home business and overcome its stodgy image. It's definitely gained market share in that area while Pier 1's been losing market share.
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The Chris Madden collection has been doing very well, ... She's helped spruce up Penney's home offerings. Having the Madden designer brand in its stores has given Penney much-needed credibility, especially with the younger, trend-conscious consumers.