Howard Davidowitz
Howard Davidowitz
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There's no question about it, ... There is so much publicity about obesity in America. You hear politicians talking about it daily. You even hear the president of the United States talking about it as a growing concern.
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The advertisers are gone. It's a question of getting them back. But getting every one of them back is priced into the stock. The stock is priced as if everything she does is magical and perfect.
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For me, the big question is what is Wal-Mart going to do to improve sales,
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It's an open question whether or not White House can maintain the momentum it's had.
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Kohl's is struggling badly. Not only are the not meeting sales targets, there are several questions swirling about recent management changes,
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The company's only chance to move to a new chapter is to have a roadmap of everything that's going to happen with Martha, ... The company is set up for her to come back. The question is, what role should she come back in?
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The problem at Linens 'n Things is execution.
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The private equity companies have never had this much money. They have $125 billion available for acquisitions.
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The rule of the game is go public for the money when you have the numbers to impress potential investors. Retail, and especially apparel, is so fickle that nothing stays the same forever.
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The stock has a lot of downside and very little upside.
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There would have been gigantic costs associated with the unbundling process given that the different units share warehouse and distribution centers,
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SARS has not stopped factories from rolling out products in China, ... The only effect it's had on U.S. businesses is that it has led to fewer visits from buyers to the region. So there have been less face-to-face meetings between buyers and suppliers, but companies have gotten around that by teleconferencing.
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Other holidays have become less important. Halloween is the exception. It has become more important.
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Bon-Ton is one of the weakest players in a very weak sector. It is increasing its risk profile tremendously by taking on debt. How does this all hang together?