Depart Quotes

You've seen a general malaise in consumer enthusiasm to shopping at malls, so that's been a contributing factor (to lower department store sales) and there's also a bit of malaise in terms of interest in leading (department store) brands. That might be because department stores are getting a little stale and they lack freshness. - Richard Church

You've got to see that this Justice Department keeps chipping away at our rights. The American people are so ill-informed that that they don't realize what's going on. And they won't until it's too late. - Larry Flynt

You're absolutely right. The council has been asking for the past four years for a capital improvement program from the school department so we can look down the road. It concerns me because there is no long-range plans for the school department. - Anthony Miccolis

You travel across the country, you visit departments, you give talks, you talk about the work at your laboratory - what's going on, what the opportunities are there - you talk about your own research. - Frank Press

You need to understand what you are buying, and why, how it will affect your business, and what the potential risks are. That detailed understanding may be beyond the scope of a procurement department. - Owen Williams

You need to open up relationships with other city departments. And you do need to have a technology plan. - Toni Garvey

You need to go to city council and see if there are any new businesses on the way, get crime statistics from the police department and look into the school system... In other words, find out what the future holds for this area. - Robert Irwin

You need time and a forum to find out [the marketing staff's] philosophy and needs. You can get that through the procurement department, but it's better to have it directly from the marketing staff. Any good agency can develop ideas that are on-strategy, but you need to meet the CMO and know what kind of ideas will resonate with him. - Larry Deutsch