Jeff Stinson Last Quotations

You saw a little better earnings than expected, a more optimistic outlook for full-year earnings, and people beginning to see margin expansion for the company after some declines over the last 18 months. That visibility is the biggest reason you're seeing the stock move up.

Chuck and his team have been able to put their turnaround plans in place and take steps to change those issues that have held back the company over last 20 years. The challenge is kind of managing the business day to day while trying to effect all these changes. That's why we saw the loss of two cents during the quarter.

It looks like the off-mall numbers look really good, and the mall-based numbers still look to be tough out there. To say this is a trend we've seen over the last year is selling it short. It's been a trend we've seen for quite some time. The off-price guys offer better prices to consumers.