Todd Slater
Todd Slater
Todd Slater is an American poster artist who specializes in concert posters for indie and mainstream rock musicians. The many acts for whom he has produced posters include Jack White, Widespread Panic, Ween, Avett Brothers, Pearl Jam, Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Matthews, Black Keys, Primus, Muse and Neil Young. He also produces film posters for the specialist Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas, USA...
bottom brand clear despite favorable gap line margin power product rates
The bottom line at Gap is that despite egregious merchandising, the power of the brand enabled it to clear product at more favorable margin rates than expected.
buyers carry expected given rather sales weakness
We would be better buyers on weakness rather than sellers on weakness, given an expected sales acceleration in April, which could carry into summer.
certainly difficult market needs wear
Men's wear is certainly a difficult market to be in right now and it needs real help.
business chance current design great initially point succeeding successful view
I think it will be successful initially because it's new and different. But long-term, I don't think the business has a great chance of succeeding in its current incarnation -- not from a design point of view but from a merchandising point of view. I don't know that the merchandise outperformed the competition.
apparel compared easy opportunity quarter rest stand
I think because of the easy comparisons, apparel has an opportunity to stand out through the rest of the quarter compared to some of the other categories.
april consumers hearts june rested spending
I think consumers rested a little in June after spending their hearts out in April and May.
continue marshall sign
Mervyn's & Marshall Field's continue to implode, and there is no sign of stabilization.
focused management prospects quarter rest start team
While we think the new management team is focused on reinventing the company, the first quarter is off to a hazy start and prospects for the rest of 2003 look even fuzzier.
consumer gap marketing message product spend ultimately votes
Gap has to know that it can't spend its way to success. The marketing message may be good, but if they can't get their product right, it won't help. The consumer ultimately votes with the wallet.
april nicely recover weather
April should recover nicely benefiting from more seasonal weather and pent-up demand.
likely questions sales
The near-term is fraught with more questions than answers. Sales comparisons are likely to toughen dramatically going forward.
attention black clearly consumers discount economy focusing friday relatively time
Clearly the economy is not helping. Consumers are relatively strapped, and they're focusing more of their time and attention on the big discount days, like black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) and today.
good
For consumers, it's a good time. Procrastinators will be rewarded.
generally measure tedious terribly trends updates weekly
The weekly updates were a little tedious and not terribly relevant. They generally don't measure trends very well.