Bernie Marcus
4 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 28, 2017 by Arthur Blank · said 53 times in 3 episodes since 2017 · across every show →
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brought up most by Guy Raz (30), Arthur Blank (23)
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2019 1 mention in 1 episode
2018 1 mention in 1 episode
2017 51 mentions in 1 episode
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Dec 28, 2017
Dec 28, 2017 positive
Dec 28, 2017
Blank: Home Depot founders spent 75% of early time on store floor
“I probably spent 75% of my time, as did Bernie, as did really most of our associates, on the floor of the store, finding out from customers what is it they like, what didn't like, and we kept changing the mix, adding things, taking things off, changing prices,…”
Dec 28, 2017 positive
Blank: Home Depot concept arose by defining an uncompetitive retail model
“Bernie had said, well, you know, if we were ever to leapfrog our own business, Handy Dan Home Improvement Centers, what kind of home improvement center store could we not compete against? And so we said we could never compete against the big warehouse, no fril…”