Neil Stern Quotes

What they've done is buy themselves some time. The challenge is, how long does it last? If you're still losing sales, those stores that are profitable today won't be profitable tomorrow. - Neil Stern

What they are finding so far internationally, is that when they have gone into a country and acquired or partnered with a successful established retailer they have done very well. - Neil Stern

Tommy Hilfiger came in and created 300 shops. Now every one of the department store anchors has a Tommy shop and a Liz shop... It gave vendors more control, and it also was a real estate grab. There was no real defined reason to go to Marshall Field's because it has X, X and X that Carson's doesn't have. - Neil Stern

This is a company that came from Rochester, N.Y.... It's not like they came from New York City or some sophisticated place. A lot of their stores are in middle-of-the-road places. In the past five or six years, they've realized if they can get a combination of density -- a lot of people -- and income, that that's where they shine. - Neil Stern

They sort of crept over the border from the north, and are now sort of expanding into the northern suburbs and western suburbs. - Neil Stern

There's definitely a few strong performers out there that have stayed under the radar. - Neil Stern

Their format is not only capital-intensive, it's people-intensive. Literally, they can't train people fast enough. Even if they have access to capital, from a human resources standpoint, they can't grow any faster. - Neil Stern

The volume is there, but the chain stores have to adapt their practices. - Neil Stern

Sears is a store that is designed for suburbia... They sell a lot of things like major appliances, barbecues and power tools that intrinsically go to people with bigger houses and garages and room to put this stuff. - Neil Stern

It's the ultimate credibility to say, 'Go see who we are,' - Neil Stern

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