“The good news continue to be the fact that with growth in its Hollister division, a fast-growing Internet business, a new concept coming in the third quarter and flattish comps (sales compared to last year) in the core adult business, healthy top-line growth should be sustainable. Also, Abercrombie's men's business is finally beginning to show some life after three years of negative comparable sales.”
Brian Tunick
“The definition of small business should be measured by profitability not by the number of people they employ”
Kenneth waters Jr
“Growth in our core business is solid, and our growth engines, related to wireless, data and Internet initiatives are truly accelerating in the most competitive spaces.”
Sol Trujillo
“What's really behind all of this is that there were expectations for international data growth, business services growth, Internet growth and the higher value-added segments that just have not transpired.”
David Staples
“The Internet has become such an important factor in the growth of small businesses that it's important for every business owner to have a strategic plan to drive traffic to their site. With this $10,000, Jeffrey will be able to broaden his marketing efforts and increase traffic to his Web site.”
John Lee
“The explosive growth of the Internet and e-business requires faster deployment of high-bandwidth equipment and greater flexibility to support emerging Internet technologies and new services within the network.”
Mark Christensen
“If you strip out the growth in internet, the rest of the business was pretty flat, in line with expectations.”
John Grace
