Steve Baker
Steve Baker
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We expect holiday sales for consumer electronics to be OK. Last year was such as a good year that the big gains maybe aren't sustainable.
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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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You have to question whether it's legal for the state, in essence, to take away benefits from a pension system that people have been paying into, where they've been promised, with nothing in return - not a negotiated reduction, nothing.
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At this point in time, it is in the best interests of the association for me to pursue new opportunities in my professional career. I have no doubt as to the organization's continued success.
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With some of the refineries now shut down in the Houston area and their workers evacuated, we are pulling from operations east of the area,
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We are employing lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and trying to take the steps now that will help us get back up and running depending on the impact,
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More and more of the scam artists we deal with are outside the United States. It's especially a problem with the Internet, ... because there really is an international component to it.
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Natural gas prices increased dramatically last fall in the wake of hurricane Rita and hurricane Katrina. Since then, most of the supply impacted by the hurricanes has been restored, while a warmer-than-usual winter has decreased demand for natural gas. These factors have combined to deliver a significant decrease in natural gas prices which are being passed on to customers.
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We're hard pressed for labor more than for warehouse space. But we're going to be hard pressed for warehouse space.
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I think that you're giving people an excuse not to do it?and not necessarily a bad one. Some of those lost purchases in the fourth quarter just don't ever come back.
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People are excited about it because this really makes sense safety wise, health wise and economically.