Douglas Lane
Douglas Lane
appear capital consumer continue direct impressive margins overall pressure retail showing stores strong trends
While the strong showing at the retail stores and particularly consumer direct was impressive ... margins overall continue under pressure and working capital trends appear to be deteriorating.
direct globally tend
Direct sellers tend to be globally diverse. They aren't typically leveraged to the U.S. consumer, which has been spotty lately.
capital concerned continue core estimate increasing margin pattern pressures recent sales
We continue to be concerned with the recent pattern of (the company's) estimate reductions, sales sluggishness in the core personal-care division, increasing margin pressures and deteriorating working capital trends.
buying company great grocery showing
Tropicana is a great grocery brand. Tropicana is already showing growth, so PepsiCo is buying a company with momentum.
gets global good pick top
Coca-Cola is our top pick for 2000 as global gets good again.
direct key sales target
Going to Target was a big misstep because direct sales are key to its distribution system.