Howard Davidowitz
Howard Davidowitz
buy course mood people rain retailers stuff
Of course retailers don't want rain today. It just sours the mood of shoppers. But if there's stuff that people really want to buy today, they'll still go out and get it,
known
No. 1, Houston, Texas, is known for a lot of parties.
casual chicago formal gotten houston york
New York has gotten more casual, Chicago has gotten more casual but Houston is still kind of formal when it comes to socializing.
business christmas died few lemonade lemons sales super ton turn week
Business died for a few days, you've got a ton of inventory, so what do you do? You turn lemons into lemonade and make the week after Christmas more important with super sales and promotions.
fashion younger
Barneys is much edgier, much more fashion-forward, and much younger than Saks.
customers help lean lure retailers year
Lean inventories won't help retailers this year if they can't lure customers into their stores.
knows
Sears is a shaken-up company, and who knows when it will recover, ... are wonderful.
beaten business company losing market share stay trying
Sears is an American institution that's getting beaten up, ... The company is trying everything it can to stay in business but it's still losing market share everywhere.
business cash cow growth invest whip
When you're a cash cow like Federated, you should invest in a growth business and not another buggy whip company.
estate percent
The real estate has shrunk by more than 50 percent and is going to be shrunk again,
french marriage married
We've been in a complicated marriage with the French for over 50 years now, and we'll be married to them forever,
dead gotten prior
I think she's dead in the water. Prior to the case, she could have gotten anybody, Target, J.C. Penney's, Kohl's, ... I think any one of them would have wanted her (if) she replaces Kmart. But where are you going to put the product?
again clothing consumer deals expect planned point retailers year
Retailers have planned their inventories very well again this year but there's no point in that if you get can't shoppers into your store. Expect substantial deals as we go along, especially in clothing and consumer electronics.
affect best promote retailers
Retailers are going to promote like gangbusters from the first minute, and it's going to affect margins. I think at best it's going to be fair.