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DAVID GLASS This year we have hit record highs for consolidated net sales, consolidated operating income and con...
KOJI KOBAYASHI Our first-quarter results reflect solid performance by all regional businesses, strong earnings mome...
JEFF M. FETTIG The new small stores were designed so that they required just two-thirds of the capital cost to esta...
DON MEIJ I've talked to some of these convenience stores that do like this touch play because they say it bri...
TOM HANSEN Areas with a larger personal income can support more stores. A higher level of per capita income can...
DAVID LENZE Look at the results of (Chico's) same-store sales. They keep posting incredible numbers year after y...
CHRISTINE CHEN Our growth rate is still a multiple of any major competitor in our space, and we should continue to ...
JAMES SCHNEIDER In FY05, statewide average total and operating margins reached their highest levels since FY94, when...
MARC P. VOLAVKA We continue to benefit from the strength of our retail and credit businesses, which both contributed...
ARTHUR MARTINEZ I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES Peugeot had a bad year but their sales volumes improved. GM and Ford are operating at about their br...
ADAM JONAS The actual operating loss narrowed by 6 billion yen because of a sales gain, signaling an improvemen...
HIROSHI SATO [Income trusts] are very different creatures, ... and very much understudied and underappreciated in...
DAVID BEATTY We are pleased to report strong earnings growth during a period of rising interest rates and a compe...
BRUTON SMITH While there is still much hard work ahead, we are pleased with the early progress we are making in a...
JAMES ADAMSON We are very pleased with our performance for the first quarter. We delivered excellent results at th...
JAMES KILTS Gross margins improved for the fourth consecutive quarter and are up 13 percentage points from the s...
JO MAJOR We were extremely pleased that we exceeded our consolidated financial expectations for the third qua...
DAVID WETHERELL We plan on achieving profitable growth in the European market by opening stores, growing same-store ...
DON MEIJ It looks like all stores are having clearance specials, summer sales. It's very competitive out ther...
STEPHANIE BROWN We consider the whole demeanor of the store: what the product is, how they keep the store looking an...
JEFFREY KATZ Our third quarter results reflect the success of our ongoing efforts to increase same-store sales wh...
LON BOHANNON With their low margins, they can't afford to have unprofitable stores. It could destroy the profitab...
BRITT BEEMER Overall, I'm very pleased with our operating performance this quarter.
CEO DAVID LESAR For every Wal-Mart store opening, we have a number of grants that our stores give to their local nei...
MELISSA O'BRIEN They don't have enough promotional inventories in the stores. They'll only be selling full-price and...
DANA TELSEY So far we've been pleased with our productivity inside our stores. When you look at getting the cust...
GARY MUTO Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales and operating revenues incre...
AUSTIN LIGON But higher costs were enough to hit operating income in the quarter, which grew only 7 percent, comp...
RICHARD HASTINGS We are significantly expanding our operating capacity.
JOSEPH BECKER Eric has dramatically improved the profitability of McAfee during 2005, significantly growing net op...
GEORGE SAMENUK The first stage of camping always involves a trip to an outdoor equipment store like REI. These stor...
CHRISTIAN LANDER![]()
We've doubled our store count in the last three-and-a-half years from 500 stores to 1000 stores. We'...
ARTHUR BLANK February was a successful month for clearance merchandise and many retailers are relieved to have wi...
TRACY MULLIN Many African Americans consider faith an integral part of their lives. These are people that fit our...
MARC PERRY But that's just the trend with malls. Malls lose stores and they gain stores and in 2006 we have som...
JANA KUNER I think that department stores in general have been doing better than specialty stores. Each special...
JEFF EDELMAN While the gain was included in operating results, it was clearly stated up front in the earnings pre...
ROBERT WILKES During the month of January, about 40 percent of gift cards are redeemed and that is exactly what co...
MICHAEL NIEMIRA Tobacco operating fundamentals sequentially strengthened from the first to the second quarter, and t...
DAVID ADELMAN We knew it would be a difficult operating environment in the first quarter, and I am very encouraged...
CHARLES O. HOLLIDAY Inventory levels throughout the chain remain low, operating rates are high, and fundamental demand c...
JEFFREY LIPTON These types of stores usually locate in an area where people have a higher education level, a higher...
DAVID LIVINGSTON![]()
For the second consecutive quarter, all of our primary content businesses, with the exception of fil...
RUPERT MURDOCH It gets people out of their homes and closer to stores. You would think it would boost sales.
FRANK BADILLO Our chicken segment generated solid results and prepared foods improved, while pork struggled and be...
JOHN TYSON We believe the next appropriate step in this process is to explore strategic alternatives for our Pa...
BRAD MARTIN Although we had anticipated modest sales disruption related to our exit from the appliance business ...
W. ALAN MCCOLLOUGH We are quite pleased with our results for the quarter and continue to believe that we have a powerfu...
LOWRY MAYS We are very pleased with our results for the first quarter. We saw continued strong improvement in e...
CANDACE KENDLE Most of the other top sailing countries started pumping millions and millions of dollars into their ...
DEAN BRENNER Our total February comparable-store sales results were significantly impacted by the major snowstorm...
ARNOLD ZETCHER There was volume growth, but these results were driven by yield improvement and operating-margin imp...
DONALD BROUGHTON That means more disposable income, which results in more visits to restaurants and more restaurant s...
ALAN SIMPSON I'm not surprised they had good results.. The stores were packed during the holidays and even on Dec...
CHRISTINE CHEN A very small part of the water rate increase is to make additional money available from water rates ...
LANCE ROBERTSON We see these items as temporary challenges and believe that our financial results will begin to more...
KATHLEEN TAYLOR We are pleased to be able to report that the operating loss in the first quarter narrowed significan...
CEO LUXTON We are pleased to be able to report that the operating loss in the first quarter narrowed significan...
CEO DAVID LUXTON![]()
Our fourth quarter operating results were right in line with our expectations. We continue to see im...
CHARLES KNIGHT For fiscal year 2006 we expect further sales growth and another improvement of our operating profit.
MANFRED WENNEMER A billion dollars in annual savings translates to a 10-point improvement in our margins. We did bett...
JEFF HENLEY We see this as a short-term, one-time gain. Management did not even touch on how they plan to get th...
JACK RUSSO [Our retail stores were] PC showrooms before, with workstation displays, ... Now we've gone to a ful...
BILL PARKER I tell everybody there are only three things that we do. We build sales at the store level, we build...
FRED DELUCA![]()
About half of our shoppers in our stores today are females, ... And they are in there doing the same...
ARTHUR BLANK Once we understand profitability, we as the brand owner become much more involved in negotiating ter...
TIM KING Sales and profit growth exceeded our long-term growth targets again this period, and the company's s...
BILL MCLAUGHLIN Although our overall results were adversely affected by difficult markets, we recorded strong growth...
JACKSON TAI Let's face it, c-stores have a lot of employee turnover, and many of them are teenagers that come an...
HARRY JACOBY![]()
Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who...
R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER Some stores aren't impacted at all, some stores need some more people and some stores will adjust th...
CHRIS BRATHWAITE![]()
The company is fundamentally sound. The balance sheet is strong. Our financial liquidity has never b...
KENNETH LAY We are extremely pleased with our first-quarter results. Our consolidation and expense reduction ini...
EARL J. HESTERBERG We are extremely pleased with our first-quarter results. Our consolidation and expense reduction ini...
EARL HESTERBERG We are very pleased with our results for the year. We achieved important financial goals for the yea...
HECTOR MEDINA We think 2001 earnings could be well above the lower end of the Street range, due to higher operatin...
EDWARD WHITE The impact of lean initiative has been our operating margins have improved ... and defects have gone...
ROBERT BOHN The year-over-year decline in operating income was attributable to a sales shortfall in the challeng...
BRAD MARTIN Once we had made the strategic decision to sell PacifiCorp, which changes significantly the shape an...
IAN RUSSELL We are pleased with our results for the quarter and the year. We are confident our investments in th...
BOB SWAN We will attract more people to Kentucky by lowering our income tax rate. In fact, lowering the incom...
ERNIE FLETCHER Many states rely on sales tax as their principle source of revenue and do not have a State income ta...
WILLIAM L. JENKINS We delivered another strong performance in the first three months of 2006 as our average daily volum...
DAVID KRELL There's a lot of redundancy in these stores. If the idea of this merger is to make these department ...
BARBARA KAHN The uncertainty of the current economy continues to put tremendous pressure on consumer spending, .....
ROBERT NARDELLI My grandfather was a miner. To augment their income, my grandparents also operated a small grocery s...
BARBARA RUSSELL This is a very painful decision. However, the current operating environment dictates that we reduce ...
RICHARD ANDERSON![]()
I don't like department stores. I had a chain of department stores back in 1994 which was Lewis&...
PHILIP GREEN In the last few years, Quaker has become a more efficient manufacturer, as evidenced by steady incre...
ROBERT MORRISON In the last few years, Quaker has become a more efficient manufacturer, as evidenced by steady incre...
ROBERT MORRISON Our 2005 strategic and operating results provided a strong platform to support the implementation of...
DALE ROSS Results missed our estimate of $5.07, reflecting higher operating costs than we expected and lower t...
TINA VITAL Looters are hitting food stores, they're hitting department stores, they're in jewelry stores and gu...
FRANK COATES We continued to make good operating progress in 2005. Setting aside restructuring and impairment cha...
DENNIS REDIKER The main driver of the results was an increase in the operating margin and this is a credible perfor...
CHRIS MILLINGTON The rise in consumer confidence in general indicates that consumers' willingness to spend additional...
CEES BRUGGEMANS We don't have big chain stores. The biggest chain we have is CVS. Parking is at a premium in Hoboken...
LENNY LUIZZI Our kids fought their guts out for 40 minutes in a hostile environment. If we can bottle that and pl...
WAYNE MORGAN
DAVID GLASS This year we have hit record highs for consolidated net sales, consolidated operating income and con...
KOJI KOBAYASHI Our first-quarter results reflect solid performance by all regional businesses, strong earnings mome...
JEFF M. FETTIG The new small stores were designed so that they required just two-thirds of the capital cost to esta...
DON MEIJ I've talked to some of these convenience stores that do like this touch play because they say it bri...
TOM HANSEN Areas with a larger personal income can support more stores. A higher level of per capita income can...
DAVID LENZE Look at the results of (Chico's) same-store sales. They keep posting incredible numbers year after y...
CHRISTINE CHEN Our growth rate is still a multiple of any major competitor in our space, and we should continue to ...
JAMES SCHNEIDER In FY05, statewide average total and operating margins reached their highest levels since FY94, when...
MARC P. VOLAVKA We continue to benefit from the strength of our retail and credit businesses, which both contributed...
ARTHUR MARTINEZ I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES Peugeot had a bad year but their sales volumes improved. GM and Ford are operating at about their br...
ADAM JONAS The actual operating loss narrowed by 6 billion yen because of a sales gain, signaling an improvemen...
HIROSHI SATO [Income trusts] are very different creatures, ... and very much understudied and underappreciated in...
DAVID BEATTY We are pleased to report strong earnings growth during a period of rising interest rates and a compe...
BRUTON SMITH While there is still much hard work ahead, we are pleased with the early progress we are making in a...
JAMES ADAMSON We are very pleased with our performance for the first quarter. We delivered excellent results at th...
JAMES KILTS Gross margins improved for the fourth consecutive quarter and are up 13 percentage points from the s...
JO MAJOR We were extremely pleased that we exceeded our consolidated financial expectations for the third qua...
DAVID WETHERELL We plan on achieving profitable growth in the European market by opening stores, growing same-store ...
DON MEIJ It looks like all stores are having clearance specials, summer sales. It's very competitive out ther...
STEPHANIE BROWN We consider the whole demeanor of the store: what the product is, how they keep the store looking an...
JEFFREY KATZ Our third quarter results reflect the success of our ongoing efforts to increase same-store sales wh...
LON BOHANNON With their low margins, they can't afford to have unprofitable stores. It could destroy the profitab...
BRITT BEEMER Overall, I'm very pleased with our operating performance this quarter.
CEO DAVID LESAR For every Wal-Mart store opening, we have a number of grants that our stores give to their local nei...
MELISSA O'BRIEN They don't have enough promotional inventories in the stores. They'll only be selling full-price and...
DANA TELSEY So far we've been pleased with our productivity inside our stores. When you look at getting the cust...
GARY MUTO Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales and operating revenues incre...
AUSTIN LIGON But higher costs were enough to hit operating income in the quarter, which grew only 7 percent, comp...
RICHARD HASTINGS We are significantly expanding our operating capacity.
JOSEPH BECKER Eric has dramatically improved the profitability of McAfee during 2005, significantly growing net op...
GEORGE SAMENUK The first stage of camping always involves a trip to an outdoor equipment store like REI. These stor...
CHRISTIAN LANDER
We've doubled our store count in the last three-and-a-half years from 500 stores to 1000 stores. We'... ARTHUR BLANK February was a successful month for clearance merchandise and many retailers are relieved to have wi...
TRACY MULLIN Many African Americans consider faith an integral part of their lives. These are people that fit our...
MARC PERRY But that's just the trend with malls. Malls lose stores and they gain stores and in 2006 we have som...
JANA KUNER I think that department stores in general have been doing better than specialty stores. Each special...
JEFF EDELMAN While the gain was included in operating results, it was clearly stated up front in the earnings pre...
ROBERT WILKES During the month of January, about 40 percent of gift cards are redeemed and that is exactly what co...
MICHAEL NIEMIRA Tobacco operating fundamentals sequentially strengthened from the first to the second quarter, and t...
DAVID ADELMAN We knew it would be a difficult operating environment in the first quarter, and I am very encouraged...
CHARLES O. HOLLIDAY Inventory levels throughout the chain remain low, operating rates are high, and fundamental demand c...
JEFFREY LIPTON These types of stores usually locate in an area where people have a higher education level, a higher...
DAVID LIVINGSTON
For the second consecutive quarter, all of our primary content businesses, with the exception of fil... RUPERT MURDOCH It gets people out of their homes and closer to stores. You would think it would boost sales.
FRANK BADILLO Our chicken segment generated solid results and prepared foods improved, while pork struggled and be...
JOHN TYSON We believe the next appropriate step in this process is to explore strategic alternatives for our Pa...
BRAD MARTIN Although we had anticipated modest sales disruption related to our exit from the appliance business ...
W. ALAN MCCOLLOUGH We are quite pleased with our results for the quarter and continue to believe that we have a powerfu...
LOWRY MAYS We are very pleased with our results for the first quarter. We saw continued strong improvement in e...
CANDACE KENDLE Most of the other top sailing countries started pumping millions and millions of dollars into their ...
DEAN BRENNER Our total February comparable-store sales results were significantly impacted by the major snowstorm...
ARNOLD ZETCHER There was volume growth, but these results were driven by yield improvement and operating-margin imp...
DONALD BROUGHTON That means more disposable income, which results in more visits to restaurants and more restaurant s...
ALAN SIMPSON I'm not surprised they had good results.. The stores were packed during the holidays and even on Dec...
CHRISTINE CHEN A very small part of the water rate increase is to make additional money available from water rates ...
LANCE ROBERTSON We see these items as temporary challenges and believe that our financial results will begin to more...
KATHLEEN TAYLOR We are pleased to be able to report that the operating loss in the first quarter narrowed significan...
CEO LUXTON We are pleased to be able to report that the operating loss in the first quarter narrowed significan...
CEO DAVID LUXTON
Our fourth quarter operating results were right in line with our expectations. We continue to see im... CHARLES KNIGHT For fiscal year 2006 we expect further sales growth and another improvement of our operating profit.
MANFRED WENNEMER A billion dollars in annual savings translates to a 10-point improvement in our margins. We did bett...
JEFF HENLEY We see this as a short-term, one-time gain. Management did not even touch on how they plan to get th...
JACK RUSSO [Our retail stores were] PC showrooms before, with workstation displays, ... Now we've gone to a ful...
BILL PARKER I tell everybody there are only three things that we do. We build sales at the store level, we build...
FRED DELUCA
About half of our shoppers in our stores today are females, ... And they are in there doing the same... ARTHUR BLANK Once we understand profitability, we as the brand owner become much more involved in negotiating ter...
TIM KING Sales and profit growth exceeded our long-term growth targets again this period, and the company's s...
BILL MCLAUGHLIN Although our overall results were adversely affected by difficult markets, we recorded strong growth...
JACKSON TAI Let's face it, c-stores have a lot of employee turnover, and many of them are teenagers that come an...
HARRY JACOBY
Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who... R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER Some stores aren't impacted at all, some stores need some more people and some stores will adjust th...
CHRIS BRATHWAITE
The company is fundamentally sound. The balance sheet is strong. Our financial liquidity has never b... KENNETH LAY We are extremely pleased with our first-quarter results. Our consolidation and expense reduction ini...
EARL J. HESTERBERG We are extremely pleased with our first-quarter results. Our consolidation and expense reduction ini...
EARL HESTERBERG We are very pleased with our results for the year. We achieved important financial goals for the yea...
HECTOR MEDINA We think 2001 earnings could be well above the lower end of the Street range, due to higher operatin...
EDWARD WHITE The impact of lean initiative has been our operating margins have improved ... and defects have gone...
ROBERT BOHN The year-over-year decline in operating income was attributable to a sales shortfall in the challeng...
BRAD MARTIN Once we had made the strategic decision to sell PacifiCorp, which changes significantly the shape an...
IAN RUSSELL We are pleased with our results for the quarter and the year. We are confident our investments in th...
BOB SWAN We will attract more people to Kentucky by lowering our income tax rate. In fact, lowering the incom...
ERNIE FLETCHER Many states rely on sales tax as their principle source of revenue and do not have a State income ta...
WILLIAM L. JENKINS We delivered another strong performance in the first three months of 2006 as our average daily volum...
DAVID KRELL There's a lot of redundancy in these stores. If the idea of this merger is to make these department ...
BARBARA KAHN The uncertainty of the current economy continues to put tremendous pressure on consumer spending, .....
ROBERT NARDELLI My grandfather was a miner. To augment their income, my grandparents also operated a small grocery s...
BARBARA RUSSELL This is a very painful decision. However, the current operating environment dictates that we reduce ...
RICHARD ANDERSON
I don't like department stores. I had a chain of department stores back in 1994 which was Lewis&... PHILIP GREEN In the last few years, Quaker has become a more efficient manufacturer, as evidenced by steady incre...
ROBERT MORRISON In the last few years, Quaker has become a more efficient manufacturer, as evidenced by steady incre...
ROBERT MORRISON Our 2005 strategic and operating results provided a strong platform to support the implementation of...
DALE ROSS Results missed our estimate of $5.07, reflecting higher operating costs than we expected and lower t...
TINA VITAL Looters are hitting food stores, they're hitting department stores, they're in jewelry stores and gu...
FRANK COATES We continued to make good operating progress in 2005. Setting aside restructuring and impairment cha...
DENNIS REDIKER The main driver of the results was an increase in the operating margin and this is a credible perfor...
CHRIS MILLINGTON The rise in consumer confidence in general indicates that consumers' willingness to spend additional...
CEES BRUGGEMANS We don't have big chain stores. The biggest chain we have is CVS. Parking is at a premium in Hoboken...
LENNY LUIZZI Our kids fought their guts out for 40 minutes in a hostile environment. If we can bottle that and pl...
WAYNE MORGAN
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