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9 quotes by Edward Lampert

Edward Scott Lampert (born July 19, 1962) is an American businessman and investor. He is the chairman and CEO of Sears Holdings (SHLD) and founder, chairman, and CEO of ESL Investments. Until May 2007 he was a director of AutoNation, Inc. He previously served as a director of AutoZone, Inc. from July 1999 to October 2006.
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The entrance strategy is actually more important than the exit strategy.

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I'm not from a retail background, but I am a shopper.

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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 be successful, but... →

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I want to be known as a great businessman.

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I was very clear why we put these companies together and what our goals were. It was really to allow both Sears and Kmart to compete in what I... →

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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 skills, and each of... →

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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 these... →

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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 at a very different... →

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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 almost a term... →

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