Everything has a trend to it; I don't care if it's appliances or engines. I always ask, 'What has a company done in the past five years that somebody's noticed?'
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I hire a lot of waiters, waitresses. Someone who's successful has a background that's not predictable.
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It takes a long time to get a reputation for quality. There are people in our industry, they're basically copiers. Look at the cars on the streets. They all look alike. But if you put quality into a product, then have it validated, you have huge credibility.
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I think it's in my mind, and it's driven me my entire life, and it is to offer customers tasteful clothes at good value, meaning it lets the world - or more of the world - afford to dress well.
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While 2015 was challenging, we implemented many strategic and operational initiatives to improve our business and better position J.Crew for the future.
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I would like Madewell jeans to be the Levi's of its generation.
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