13 Quotes by Stacey Widlitz

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    When the industry was falling off a cliff they made a huge acquisition which was a huge mistake. That's what's driving them into bankruptcy.

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    She's the right candidate. I like her approach at how she looks at the business. She walks into a store and wants to see it through the consumer's eyes.

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    I don't understand why the stock reacted so favorably to them saying they were renting out space in their stores. Frankly that is an admission that your business in trouble.

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    Japan turned positive after seven quarters of negative comparisons. That's the story here.

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    The good news is that we knew the fourth quarter was going to be bad. Did we know the (same-store revenue comparisons) would be down 10 percent? I was thinking more like 7 percent.

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    It was a case where he had to make a strategic decision, and he stuck it out, but the jury is still out whether it pays off for them. So far it's been a huge hit (with customers), but the timing was tough. It happened at the same time rental business fell off.

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    The Street was hoping for positive comps in Japan, and also some investors were expecting same-store sales growth in the U.S. to be 10 percent or higher.

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    This is just a company that is stuck competing with Target and its not a good position to be in.

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