David Dyer, president and chief executive officer of Chico's FAS Inc. did a rather shocking thing yesterday: He told an unadorned and uncomfortable truth.
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November 15, 2011 6:10 PM
Business
Enter the Era of Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson's tenure as chief cheerleader and chief executive officer at J.C. Penney Co. Inc. got its public start in the most scripted of forums this week -- the prepared remarks portion of the company's third-quarter conference call.
This week, retailers begin their third-quarter dance with Wall Street.
October 31, 2011 4:31 PM
Seven Billion Souls
Today we are seven billion.
October 7, 2011 6:10 PM
Frightening: Economists Arm-in-Arm
The latest sign of the apocalypse is upon us.
September 23, 2011 3:52 PM
Business, Retail
Fashion, Faster than Light
Things are speeding up everywhere and the old rules are failing.
Even Einstein's been taken down a peg, but fashion before physics.
Even Einstein's been taken down a peg, but fashion before physics.
September 14, 2011 11:59 AM
Economics Aside, People Are Growing Closer
The poverty rate is, well, atrocious.
How close is too close, but not close enough?
What would fashion do without the heroic and largely unheralded efforts of Dov and Eddie to shake things up?
August 10, 2011 6:03 PM
Business
The Truth, the Banks and the Tooth Fairy
"Banks are like the tooth fairy, they go away when you stop believing in
them. "
That is, beyond all doubt, my favorite bit of commentary from the
financial crisis -- the 2008 crisis, that is. I don't yet want to call
this latest go around a crisis. Then again, with 500- and 600-point
drops in market, it's hard to be optimistic.
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