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Retail
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Unlimited opportunities
How Linda Heasley is reinvigorating The Limited with new capital, a fresh look and an independent attitude
Living in the shadows of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body
Works, the dynamic duo of new millennium brands, nearly killed
The Limited Stores I...
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Breeding success
Why limiting your growth is sometimes a good idea
Success breeds success.
The tenet is far from revolutionary, but Denny Gerdeman still spreads it among
his 50 employees with vigor.
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Listen and learn
Jay Schottenstein follows the advice of his mentors to manage his multiple successful ventures.
When Jay Schottenstein was 21 years old, his father shared some
words of wisdom with him: “If you work hard now, you’ll learn good
habits that will ...
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The eyes have it
How AC Lens’ Peter Clarkson can sleep at night
When CEO Peter Clarkson founded
AC Lens in 1996, he ran it from the
back of an optometrist’s office.
The Columbus-based online contact...
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The seasons of our economy
Business and investment strategies in the 80-year new economy cycle
New generations drive economic booms and busts with their spending and productivity patterns from highly measurable demographic trends.
But ev...
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Building relationships
How SofTechnics Inc.’s Guy Dille works with clients as a business partner rather than as a vendor
Business leaders often enter a customer meeting with an agenda about their role as a vendor, but Guy Dille says that is the wrong approach.
Di...
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Unlimited potential
The Limited's decision to recombine companies has shareholders feeling good.
Four years ago, Les Wexner, CEO of the Limited Brands, looked at his powerhouse retailer and women's apparel conglomerate and decided it was time for ...
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Thinking big
The $3.2 billion Big Lots chain seeks to build a national brand under CEO Michael Potter.
The last few years have not been kind to the retail industry.
Ames Department Stores Inc. filed for Chapter 11 in August 2001. In January 2002, Se...
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