26 Quotes by Burt Flickinger

Wal-Mart and Target have both been criticized for their eminent domain use.

The good news is that a lot of shoppers are postponing purchases and going out the last week of the year. So there will be a real sales surge next week, which will help retailers.

Between warehousing, utilities and transportation costs, retailers have been paying unprecedented premiums for their supply chain. Therefore shoppers will be seeing substantially higher prices by year's end.

Americans are work-stressed, time-stressed, and they're eating out more. Sugar and fat is tasty and it gives immediate gratification.

About 95 percent of the time, weather is an unrealistic excuse, ... Less than 5 percent of the time, there's either a very low or no relationship at all between weather and a dramatic decline in sales and profits.

It's a superb strategic acquisition for Bon-Ton and a great disposition for Saks,

It's a sad day, with more than 100 people out of work during the holidays.

It was a really disappointing year for department stores, particularly those in New York.

It presents a challenge to Wal-Mart, especially in key battleground states like California,