Good technology is ensuring that the right product is in the store at the right time.
Bob Buchanan
My hope would be that with the two dolls, they'll be able to appeal to a broader range of ages.
hope
We've gone from a situation where retailers were wildly excited about the prospects for 1996 to one where reality has set in.
reality situation
It looks like in some cases, there's going to be some disappointing results coming out.
results
It looks like sales really happened in the last few days, following a pattern we've seen in the last few years
days sales
It's certainly disappointing by any measure,.. I think the industry is going to be close to flat, with a zero- to-1 percent rise. Coming in, we thought the month would be up 2 to 3 percent.
thought measure industry close rise
Federated (Department Stores) was below plan. Target was well below plan,.. We have enough data to know the month was not good.
data good plan
Clearly, there are some overtones for the industry, but I think largely Wal-Mart has some of its own issues. I think they are still very sloppy with store-level execution.
issues execution industry
technology time good
It's feast or famine. Some are getting (sales growth through discounts), some are getting it at full price.
growth price sales famine feast
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