We wanted to try something different.

Last year we lowered prices on 5,000 items and we're continuing with our commitment to lower several thousand more. We work with vendors on negotiating an everyday value. The thought was we didn't want customers running all over town to find the best deal. We also wanted people to be able to buy things as they needed them and not feel the need to stock up.

People seem to be learning more about wine and they are more discerning.

Today the winds of hope blow through Latin America and the Caribbean.

I felt Michael Jackson was inspired a little bit more from the elegance of a Fred Astaire. Michael loved Sammy Davis, Jr. and James Brown and Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. But he wasn't any of those people. To be inspired is one thing, but he made it all his own.

There's an old Fred Astaire movie where the stage becomes bigger and deeper and more complex. Moments like that really did impact on me and influence me.