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Quotes by Mickey Drexler

People like consistency. Whether its a store or a restaurant, they want to come in and see what you are famous for.

I define leadership as: Emotionally, you own your business. You own it with passion. And you either have or you dont have an economic investment. But when you have all three of those, you are the boss from Day One, and you care every single day more than anyone.

I find, in merchandising and design and creative, a business school degree isnt particularly helpful.

Steve Jobs, if he had lived, was gonna design an iCar. I think cars have an extraordinary opportunity for cool design.

Apple has beautiful design, beautiful product, incredibly functional. But mostly, its about picking product, getting behind it, marketing it, and introducing it to a customer. What theyve done just inspires me.

First, as Ive always said, it all starts with product, which means having the right assortment, styles, and fits. Second is price, where we strive to offer the best quality, style, and design at a fair value. This is critically important, given the highly promotional environment we are operating in. And third, traffic.