Steve Baker
Steve Baker
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We've gone out and leased diesel generators in an effort to restart our line. We hope to have it back up and running by this weekend.
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I always tell people I'm married to my job. I've met wonderful people here who have taken me under their wing.
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Hewlett-Packard, Compaq and even Sony to some extent are the companies out there leading the convergence in the stores of computer products and consumer electronics products,
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We'll be delivering what's in the lines as soon as we have the power back on.
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We don't have that kind of borrowing power.
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You can get PC's with DVD burners in them for under $1,000 and DVD recorders for between $350 to $500.
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These attractions can open in six months, but it's questionable whether there will be any tourists there by then. It's going to be years before the New Orleans tourist industry comes back. Once engineers get inside a lot of those buildings, they'll discover damage that wasn't visible. A lot of buildings will have to be torn down or completely rebuilt.
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In most cases, these are products that people really need and they have a finite period of time in which to acquire them. So expect prices to be firm.
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This is a very exciting time for the industry, ... The pricing across products looks great. Back-to-school was very strong for the group and I expect the same going into the holidays.
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I knew of 15 that were coming and expected more, but never expected this many, ... Based on what we're hearing, we'll probably have 60 or so by the time this is over.
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I'm liking this. This is by far the best weather. I can't wait for some of those clouds to roll in.
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I put out a little bucket and just get out there and start playing. I have gotten kicked out a couple times, but most of the time at least the managers are cool about it. They are like 'we love hearing you when you play, but we just can't allow you to play here.' But I have had a couple managers come out, and they will open the door to the store because they enjoy hearing it.
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Another thing about back-to-school is that the marketing push from retailers is getting earlier and earlier. It used to start beginning of August, but now we're seeing it as early as mid-July.
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Back-to-school tends to be a very different buying season than others -- much more focused on needs than wants. Productivity products are the big sellers because the money is still coming from Mom and Dad.