Quotes About Retail

If something's a high-margin product, I understand its importance to the store.

I'm advocating that American citizens interested in democracy should stay out of chain stores.

Men will shop, but they only shop when they need something. Women shop with passion and because it's enjoyable, and for some, it's even entertainment. All you have to do is step into a mall and see how many stores are geared towards men and how many are geared towards women, and you'll get the picture.

Experience is going to be even more important than it used to be - people will want to live something when they are in our stores, otherwise they'll just buy on their phones.

When you're trying to expand your business, it's about real estate in the stores.

I prefer department stores. In boutiques, they come up and ask you if you need help. I can't get lost in the experience.

I despise shopping and department stores.

Personal shoppers in big department stores are seriously under-used.

There were around 1,000 stores when I was made president.

Pet stores just sell their animals.

We must permeate the stores with creativity and offer service when and to the degree the customer wants it. Of course, it means offering all the omni bells and whistles they want, like in-store pickup, same-day delivery, and mobile point of sale, and all of this must be done every hour of every day the store is open.

I love to shop at one of my favorite stores, Levi's. They have the best button down denim shirts and jeans that are reasonable priced.

You know, we opened a record number of stores last year.

Stores can be indifferent to something new.

I do remember my first purchase: the Partridge Family's 'Greatest Hits.' I got it for $3.99 at a failed chain of pre-Wal-Mart-type stores called Jamesway. God, I'm old.

California, in a sense, is almost Starbucks' largest country, with almost 3,000 stores.

I barely can go shopping for clothes. I find it difficult to walk into stores. The whole thing bores me so much.

I saw these new kinds of stores: the Body Shop, the Sock Shop, and I thought to myself, 'I can do that.'

If you think you know the consumer better than anyone, then you're in real trouble. So we take a close watch. You spend time in stores.

You can't separate the clothes from the stores, from the environment.

Grocery stores can't afford to pay $80 a square foot. At that rate, we are going out of business.

Some grocery stores began using electronic scanners as early as 1976, and the devices have been in general use in American supermarkets for a decade.

As goods become more standardized - and mass production has that effect, standardizing product - the distinguishing factor between one store and another is going to be how skillful stores are in satisfying customers and making it a pleasant experience instead of a hostile experience.

Luxury stores are such a difficult thing because, ultimately, their purpose is to sell, but I do think you can get more out of a store.