Jim Sluzewski
Jim Sluzewski
employees hard intention places store work
Our intention is to work hard to find places for our employees at other stores, or the other store in the mall.
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I think in terms of our true, full-line department stores, South Bend is the only place where May Company had two nameplates.
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We're obviously glad the transit workers are going back to work and that the transit system will be back to normal soon. We're looking forward to welcoming customers into stores as they finish their holiday shopping.
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We looked at locations mall by mall and market by market and determined which of the two stores would best be able to meet our goals.
buyer
When we have a buyer for it, we'll be making an announcement.
store
We're still evaluating the store base. We've made no other determinations as of yet.
work
We have a lot of work to do before we get to that point.
investing return
We know that there is a return on investment. Otherwise, we wouldn't be investing in reinvent.
proof
The proof will be in the integration of the transition.
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Today was the day we made the decision that the plan is to sell Lord & Taylor as an ongoing business.
media national spending tv
In the media spending aspect, what we'll be able to do is really, for the first time, national TV buys.
attempt stores
If there are opportunities at other Macy's stores in the area, we will attempt to place them in other positions.
lots market work
This is a very competitive market place and vendors have lots of options. We're going to work with vendors to make our assortment as distinctive as possible.
good sure
If May is making this decision, I'm sure it's a good one.