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GLG Topic: Retail Department Stores

Retail Department Stores are typically large, mall-based retailers who sell many different product lines with no specialty. Product lines include home and housewares, lawn and garden items, clothing, jewelry, consumer electronics, toys, furniture, and cosmetics. Major retail department stores include JCPenny, Macy's, Nordstrom, Dillard's, and Kohl's.

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Leading Experts: Retail Department Stores

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Eli Deutsch
Owner/CEO
The Cruise Store, Inc

Eli Deutsch is currently the Owner and Chief Executive Officer of The Cruise Store, a travel agency, where he has worked since 1998. He has experience in specialty retail and department stores. He has also served as a Divisional Vice President for John Wanamaker department stores and as Sr Vice President...

John Hoeller
FormerSenior VP, Property Management
GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST

John Hoeller was the Senior Vice President of Property Management at Glimcher Realty Trust. Glimcher Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that acquires, develops, owns, and manages regional malls, community shopping centers, and single-tenant retail properties. Previously, Mr. Hoeller was...

Edward Weinstein, CPA
Principal
Edward A. Weinstein, CPA

Edward Weinstein is a consultant and advisor to businesses and other organizations, an arbitrator and board member of commercial and not for profit organizations. Mr. Weinstein most recently worked with Deloitte and Touche for 40 years, and retired as a Senior Partner in the New York office in 1998....

Kevin Harter
VP Fashion Direction- Men's, Home, and Young World
BLOOMINGDALE'S INC

Kevin Harter is currently the Vice President of Fashion Direction for Men's, Home and Young World (Children's) at Bloomingdale's Department Store, part of Federated Department Stores, Inc. Mr. Harter has over fifteen years of experience at Bloomingdale's, one of the country's premiere department stores....

Doris Wilshere
FormerDirector of Product Development
VALUE CITY DEPARTMENT STORES LLC

Doris Wilshere was the Director of Product Development for Value City Department Stores, a off-price retailer, since April 2007. Ms. Wilshere is responsible for the private label men's line. Previously, she was the General Merchandise Manager Vice President of Women's at Aeropostale Inc from 2003-2006....

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GLG NewsSM Analysis: Retail Department Stores(?)

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Department Stores Must Upgrade Their Total Shopping Experience | 04-21-2008
Analysis of: Department Stores focus on Style | www.courierpostonline.com
Author: Martin Brill, Managing Partner, Sweetwater Consulting LLC

The entire department store segment is hurting right now, but those that improve their merchandising strategies , build their store brand though creative marketing and improve the shopping experience for their customers will emerge as market leaders once the economy turns around....

How can Department Stores affect the beginnings of a turnaround? Capture the young consumer! | 04-15-2008
Analysis of: Sector Snap: Department Stores | www.chron.com
Author: Craig Israel, President and CEO, Strategic Solutions Consulting, INC.

In light of 2007's and 1Q in 2008's dismal outlook in department stores, many stores including JC Penney's, Macy's, Kohl's and others need to rejuvenate, think out of the box, if it wants to capture the younger consumer who is more recession proof, than their parents.  Granted, the price of food,...

How can Department Stores affect the beginnings of a turnaround? Capture the young consumer! | 04-21-2008
Analysis of: Department Stores focus on Style | www.courierpostonline.com
Author: Craig Israel, President and CEO, Strategic Solutions Consulting, INC.

In light of 2007's and 1Q in 2008's dismal outlook in department stores, many stores including JC Penney's, Macy's(NYS:), Kohl's and others need to rejuvenate, think out of the box, if it wants to capture the younger consumer who is more recession proof, than their parents.  Granted, food, gas...

Style Alone Isn't Enough for Department Stores to Succeed ! | 04-21-2008
Analysis of: Department Stores focus on Style | www.courierpostonline.com
Author: Nicholas White, President, White & Co

Style alone won't make the difference in department store performance.  Here's why.

Reasons to doubt Microsoft's success in the retail market | 04-21-2008
Analysis of: RUMOR: Microsoft to open Apple-like retail shops | macdailynews.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Apple's stores were a response to a problem that Microsoft does not face in the retail sector. Apple's stores reflect an attention to physical design that has become the hallmark of their products. Apple's stores are based on an aspirational demand, which is very different the type of consumer demand...

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