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...
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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.
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The looks have become cleaner and more basic. The ramifications for that are lower price points and lower margins.
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Right now there's no deal on the Gordie Howe project. Obviously it's something we've taken a look at and are looking at, but we haven't made a deal on anything. ... Right now it's just a little too early.
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Purchasing patterns have been changing for a long time. It used to be you bought for Christmas when you bought for back-to-school. Today, there's no reason to buy ahead of your need when you can buy it when you need it at a better price.
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Mervyn's & Marshall Field's continue to implode, and there is no sign of stabilization.
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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.
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Men's wear is certainly a difficult market to be in right now and it needs real help.
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We would be better buyers on weakness rather than sellers on weakness, given an expected sales acceleration in April, which could carry into summer.
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For consumers, it's a good time. Procrastinators will be rewarded.
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April should recover nicely benefiting from more seasonal weather and pent-up demand.
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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.
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The weekly updates were a little tedious and not terribly relevant. They generally don't measure trends very well.
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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.
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I think consumers rested a little in June after spending their hearts out in April and May.