George Whalin
George Whalin
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Discounters and apparel are the heart and soul of this period simply because there are so many kids today that are going to school,
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It's not a coincidence that we're hearing China come up so much lately. Many companies were simply waiting to observe Wal-Mart's mistakes first and then plan their entry.
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It's not a coincidence that we're hearing China come up so much lately, ... Many companies were simply waiting to observe Wal-Mart's mistakes first and then plan their entry.
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It's a highly volatile business and simply not Wal-Mart's specialty. Let's not forget that Sears tried getting into a lot of other businesses -- it was selling insurance, it had a car rental service, a credit card business. It turned out to be a disaster.
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It's a highly volatile business and simply not Wal-Mart's specialty, ... Let's not forget that Sears tried getting into a lot of other businesses -- it was selling insurance, it had a car rental service, a credit card business. It turned out to be a disaster.
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The shopping buddy is an interesting concept but it's essentially an experiment. The future of traditional supermarkets isn't that good right now and companies operating in the channel have to find ways to capture the consumer's attention.
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These little niche markets such as banking and publishing don't make economic sense for Wal-Mart,
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Technological innovation always precedes demand. It's not necessarily what the market wants or is willing to adapt to,
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I think people are nervous about their jobs and when people get nervous about their jobs, they get very careful about spending.
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I think May deciding to sell its Chicago stores to Federated is a very real possibility, ... Federated desperately wants more of a presence in the Midwestern market.
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We're still trying to figure out what they're doing. The jury is still out on whether Kmart is even going to survive.
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Typically, when a mall falls on hard times, it never recovers. They end up being torn down.
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I would be very surprised if Kmart doesn't completely go away in the two to three years, or become something completely different,
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If they're in the middle of remodeling this shopping center, they're not going to stop until they finish it. They can't realize their investment until they complete construction.