Home Textiles Today - April 12, 2004

The home store will be a major beneficiary of the evolving Bloomingdale's brand strategy, now well underway at the flagship here and across all branches. The overall strategy, Mike Gould, chairman and CEO, explained, "is to differentiate Bloomingdale's as a specialized upscale department store.

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