Walmart crushed then soon after

on pharmacists

 "You're some kind of doctor, but also a cashier."

on Tower Records store clerks

"Everyone was a bit of your friend for 20 minutes or so."
- Bruce Springsteen

Asprey

A look inside a luxury Bond Street emporium here.

The incessant sales push diminishes the brand.

business 101

"Retail is detail."
- Harlan Kent, Yankee Candle CEO

control

"I left the department store business because I couldn't stand not controlling my own product, from how it's manufactured to how it's sold."

- Mickey Drexler, CEO of Gap