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Larry DoanRetail ConsultantLarry Doan - self employed What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Home Depot continues to move away from core business

November 20, 2006

Home Depot wades into consumer electronics arena | www.retailingtoday.com

Will customers buy into purchasing electronics from a home improvement retailer?
 Will the sales associate be knowledgeable about this new product?
   What about the space needed to merchandise , will it be the same in all stores or will customers have to search for it.
    

Larry DoanRetail ConsultantLarry Doan - self employed What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

The shrinking disposable income threat

September 15, 2006

Dollar General Earnings Fall 40% | www.globest.com

As disposable income shrinks due to higher energy and gas prices low income consumers have a choice to make.
Have we seen the end to "dollar" stores?

Allan HaimsPrincipalASER Marketplace, LLC What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

American Eagle Extends Brand with Fragrance

July 26, 2006

Beauty Beat: American Eagle Jumps Into Fragrance | wwd.com

American Eagle will launch a 2 new fragrances in October - 1st time that they have had a girls/and guys fragrance.
Projected by industry sources at $20 million revenue annually
Strong complement to Aerie intimate apparel


Dwight Crawley, Chief Financial Officer

Dwight CrawleyChief Financial OfficerKENCO LOGISTIC SERVICES, INC. What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Specialty retail turnaround

July 6, 2006

A Casual Turnaround | www.cfo.com

Turning around a specialty retail like Casual Male Retail Group requires focus on cash flow, reducing cost and most importantly finding a way to grow revenue.  As this case example shows investing in CRM systems to better target customer needs, can result in revenue and profit growth.

Allan HaimsPrincipalASER Marketplace, LLC What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

JC Penney finds way enter Prestige Beauty Biz in big way

April 17, 2006

Beauty's Big Shake-up: J.C. Penney, Sephora Form In-Store Alliance | www.wwd.com

The clear winner here (assuming flawless execution) is JC Penney & LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (owner of Sephora) - as well as the major beauty companies - i.e. Lauder, L'oreal, P&G Prestige - that were among the losers of the Federated/May Co Merger.
Kohl's - lacking a prestige beauty business - potentially can loose customers to JCP, as the roll out of Sephora ramps up.

Dwight Crawley, Chief Financial Officer

Dwight CrawleyChief Financial OfficerKENCO LOGISTIC SERVICES, INC. What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Restatments likely due to proposed pension reporting change

April 7, 2006

FASB: Put Pension Status on the Balance Sheet | www.cfo.com

Summary:  The Financial Accounting Standards Board proposed Friday that companies should put the amounts that their retiree-benefit plans are under funded or over funded on their balance sheets. The proposal might make financial statements more transparent by reflecting amounts only previously disclosed in the footnotes.

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