Quotes by John Whitacre

“Sales in our recent mens and womens half-yearly clearance events were not as strong as we had anticipated, and sales for the first week of our Anniversary Sale, while modestly better than last year on an event-to-date basis, are below planned levels,”

“Management has a heightened focus on reducing the rate of growth in inventories to bring them in-line with the rate of sales growth, ... We are committed to generating quality sales growth with more efficient investment of inventory dollars.”

“Our 1999 results reflect a year in which we established a solid foundation for the future.”

“We are guardedly optimistic concerning our performance over the second half of this year.”

“We believe our move to the NYSE could help increase liquidity and reduce trading volatility of Nordstrom stock, ... Association with the worlds largest exchange could also provide Nordstrom improved visibility both on Wall Street and in international markets, which could widen our potential investor base.”

“We believe our move to the NYSE could help increase liquidity and reduce trading volatility of Nordstrom stock. Association with the worlds largest exchange could also provide Nordstrom improved visibility both on Wall Street and in international markets, which could widen our potential investor base.”

“This is a legal and constructive way to show off your car.”

“Some of these cars cant physically drive far in the effort to make them a sound chamber.”