This idea of anticipation is key to investing and to business generally. You can't wait for an opportunity to become obvious. You have to think, "Here's what other people and companies have done under certain circumstances. Now, under these new… — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image
The entrance strategy is actually more important than the exit strategy, — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image
Trying to move the volume of products we're talking about from place to place to get it ultimately into the customer's hands, to price… — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image
I think a lot of times when people talk about merchants, it's almost a nostalgic look back at the time where the world moved… — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image
If you're unwilling to try new things and to fail and learn, you don't have a shot. That doesn't mean you are going to… — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image
I was very clear why we put these companies together and what our goals were. It was really to allow both Sears and Kmart… — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image
If we put a product into Sears, we don't want to have to pull it out in a year, or two years, or three… — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image
To operate a company of the size of Sears Holdings or Wal-Mart or Target or Home Depot or Lowes, you need a combination of… — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image
This idea of anticipation is key to investing and to business generally. You can't wait for an opportunity to become obvious. You have to… — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image
To operate a company of the size of Sears Holdings or Wal-Mart or Target or Home Depot or Lowe's, you need a combination of… — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image
The pushback I get is, 'He's a hedge fund guy.' Full stop. Some places, that can be a badge of honor. In others, it's… — Edward Lampert Copy Share Image