Patricia Edwards
Patricia Edwards
alone consumer directly moderate sell skip straight tough
To skip straight over moderate and go directly to the low- end consumer doesn't make sense. It would be a tough sell for Kohl's to get him, let alone a Wal-Mart.
promote
If they promote this correctly, it could be huge.
basement believe bring crying everybody family people prayer
People were crying - they couldn't believe that they had come so far. And the very first thing I did was to bring everybody downstairs into the basement so we could have a family prayer meeting.
fact feet matter trying turnaround
The fact of the matter is that when you're doing what is essentially a turnaround and trying to get feet back under something, it doesn't always go that smoothly.
absolutely hurting
For the Wal-Mart audience, it's absolutely a factor. It is hurting a lot of people's back-to-school shopping.
bathroom bedroom moving parts sure walk watching
There are so many moving parts right now. It's like watching someone walk through a bedroom in the dark. You're not sure if they're going to make it to the bathroom or stub their toe.
best knows systems target
Wal-Mart has the best systems in retail, and Target knows how to do merchandising. So if Target's (merchandisers) started to go down to Wal-Mart, then I'd be scared.
america bones change looking totally
Wal-Mart has made no bones about being the place small-town America shops. They're looking to totally change that, and that's a tall order.
parents plant reap
If parents don't plant the crop, they won't reap the harvest,
mess
Around here they like to mess with people.
consumer effects feeling gas higher target
Their target consumer is really feeling the effects of the higher gas prices.
almost arms dove galloping running
It started out running, galloping on fours like a dog, but when it dove I could see the arms come up. It was sizable, almost like a bear, but not a bear, not the way its arms moved.
anywhere build company country difficult gone ground local
It is really difficult for Wal-Mart to go into a new country and just build from the ground up. They're doing it in China. But if you look at anywhere else they have gone into, they have always partnered with a local company of some sort.
crazy god strength
I told God he had to give me the strength of 10 people. And you know, he did. That's the only way I could have managed something as crazy as this.