22 Quotes by John Barbour

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    This spring, our stores are truly the destination for official MLB merchandise, with an expanded assortment of trading cards, apparel and sporting equipment that help parents and kids 'gear up' for the 2006 season or take to the field themselves.

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    While we continue to process a huge number of orders, we're concerned that some of our customers have experienced difficulty in accessing the site due to the overwhelming response, ... Extending the special discount will make it possible for those people who were unable to get on our Web site to still take advantage of the special offer.

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    To me, if you've got to work a lot of long hours, and if you want to go running, you want to listen to music while you work, you want somewhere safe to put your stuff, ... I think that's really important.

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    With his extensive experience, knowledge of the toy business and strong industry relationships, we are confident that Greg will deliver dynamic marketing campaigns for Toys 'R' Us that will reinforce the company's position as the toy authority and create a more compelling shopping experience for our customers.

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    We had people lining up outside the store since 4 a.m.,

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    As (electronic components) drop in price and as consumers are willing to spend a little more money, that opens a lot more technology to children. That encourages the toy industry to take more risk at high-priced toys.

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    It's been a great run. It's been a very good business for me and all of our employees. We've had people work through college as a result of working at the Distillery and that gives me a great deal of pleasure.

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    It's really an unusual spot. You don't have many places like this on the central coast. It's really one of a kind.

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    The Internet business lost last year because of the number of companies that just couldn't keep up with demand, ... ...We got really slammed, and you know, we did, fact of life. But there are very few people out there who aren't saying 'You know something? Those people did the right thing for the long term.' It may have cost them money. It may have been painful. It may have been written all up in the press. But you know something, everyone who had a satisfied experience said we dealt with things correctly.

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