23 Quotes by Bill Curry

We know as much about running a retail store as brick-and-mortar companies know about running a Web site.

I don't think it says anything about the process we use.

We feel it's what any company would do, that it's part of their business. In the event that there's a sale in the future, the customer records go with the company, as part of the company. We're being forthright in disclosing it, and we're getting criticism for being candid.

We are focused right now on profitability. Our mantra was to get big fast, and we did get very big very fast. Our emphasis is to get an operating profit in the fourth quarter.

Split shipments are not always bad. We look for an optimum inventory level instead of having every item in every distribution center. It can be a better use of capital to occasionally do a split shipment instead of stocking every item in every center.

That's the only halftime speech I remember, and it wasn't really a speech at all.

Those of us who did it for a while probably appreciate it most, because we know how hard it is. They didn't get to this exalted status because they were lucky. Both of them know what works. Both of them have the guts to stay the course. They have the energy to convince 18-year-olds they can be part of something big.

We are absolutely committed to being profitable by the end of this year, and one way to do this is to make sure that every item contributes to profitability.

The Delaware distribution center is our second-smallest. I think it would be hard to draw conclusions from it about the whole company.