department stores

2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 24, 2022 by Barry Beck · across every show →

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Oct 24, 2022
Insight
Barry Beck: Internet retail disrupted department stores on convenience and selection
“I think that we, at some point, had a hypothesis that the department stores were really created for sort of two reasons, right? A convenience And breadth of selection. And that we saw a possibility that they could no longer be convenient because of just travel…”
Barry Beck Oct 24, 2022 ▶ 14:46 Bluemercury: Marla and Barry Beck
Aug 7, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mei Xu: Small retail boutiques outperform department stores
“Small boutiques are doing much better than department stores.”
Mei Xu Aug 7, 2025 ▶ 5:14 Advice Line with Mei Xu of Chesapeake Bay Candle and Blueme
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