Quotes by Alan Rifkin

“The commercial market for auto parts is still growing. This segment is still really in the early stages of its life cycle.”

“Net-net, the change is expected to boost earnings on a continued operating basis.”

“People are increasingly concerned, given what Wal-Mart said, that higher gas prices are going to hurt the spending power of the consumer.”

“clearly a positive step in the right direction, and it showed that Circuit City store renovation and relocation strategy is moving in the right direction.”

“We believe that, with current sales trends still weak, the companys holiday selling season could very well be hampered,”

“At the end of the day, with oil touching $70 a barrel, that is not good for the consumer. When we are all paying more at the pump to fill our cars, thats less disposable spending that we all have to spend at retailers.”

“AutoZones retail market for auto parts is already quite mature. So its really difficult to improve business in that segment,”

“While we believe Home Depot is one of the finest names in retailing, we continue to reiterate our cautious outlook on the shares, given the companys vulnerability to a potential slowdown in the housing environment,”

“This change basically affects the timing of when the rebates are accounted for, ... The way Best Buy will do it now is typically a more conservative approach.”

“While we were impressed with the long-term initiatives to drive top-line sales and control costs, we sensed a more conservative outlook from management. As such, we take a more cautious view to reflect the broad-based consumer slowdown that has impacted retailers as a whole,”