George Whalin
George Whalin
boycott cause folks hurt hurts realize smaller worse
I realize that these folks have got a cause but they hurt the smaller retailers. The boycott hurts them worse than anybody.
challenges convert easy loyal stores
They have significant challenges ahead. May stores had a lot of loyal customers, and it won't be easy to convert them.
die locations people reason spend turned visible
They've got locations that Wal-Mart would die for. They're in visible locations in communities where people spend money. There's no reason this thing can't be turned around.
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The retail business in general is strong, and Federated is doing well, considering it has stores in major cities such as New York and San Francisco, where the affluent shopper is driving a lot of sales.
california retailers someplace
If you're not wanted in one neighborhood, California is big enough for retailers to find someplace else where they will be welcome.
behind
If it hasn't been done yet, they're way, way behind the curve,
employees generally good holidays near retailers staff store stores weather
Generally retailers would like to have employees come to the store when they most need them. They want to staff stores when they are the busiest, like on weekends, near the holidays or when the weather is good or bad.
coming effort facing government groups interest pressure putting separate special tied
I don't think the union-based special interest groups and the government are two separate issues. I think they're tied together. Now more than ever Wal-Mart is facing a lot of pressure coming from so many different directions. I think that's why Wal-Mart is putting more effort into communicating with the media.
baffling guy marketing qualified running
He's not a retailer. He's never been a retailer. The guy who's running merchandizing and marketing is not a guy who's qualified to do that. This is baffling to me. It's mind-boggling.
baffling guy marketing qualified running
He's not a retailer. He's never been a retailer, ... The guy who's running merchandizing and marketing is not a guy who's qualified to do that. This is baffling to me. It's mind-boggling.
discipline mind require unique
These are not cookie-cutter businesses. They require unique discipline and mind set.
business changes consumers decided department enormous favorite format future gone great last places retail store stores
The department store business has gone through enormous changes in the last 10 years and we aren't through yet. It's a retail format that doesn't have a great future in it. Consumers have decided traditional department stores aren't their favorite places to shop.
consumer employee fancy gimmicks impact people rude run shop store turn
All these new gimmicks are very interesting but the jury's still out about their impact on the consumer or if they'll be cost-effective in the long run ... People don't shop at a store because of one thing but a combination of factors. Even if shoppers like the fancy technology, a rude employee can turn them away from the store.