"We plan to win in every category and let customers decide through their purchase decisions what to
include in our assortment," Simon says. He also promises to strengthen supplier relationships and to give store and regional managers greater leeway to merchandise and manage assortment.
The retailer's same-store sales were down 1.8% last month, on top of a 1.5% decline in the prior-year quarter. "It will take time to see significant changes in our comps," according to Simon, who expects improvement by the fourth quarter.
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