WWD’s day in quotes from today’s edition.
“Ed Finkelstein was an innovator who shall be remembered for his many important contributions in building the Macy’s brand over the decades. His career was remarkable. The Macy’s, Inc. team extends our heartfelt sympathies to the Finkelstein family.” — Terry Lundgren, chairman and ceo of Macy’s, Inc., on former Macy’s ceo Edward Finkelstein, who died on Saturday.
“He was truly a merchandising genius with a remarkable, intuitive sense of what the customer wanted and — and even more incredibly — what they would want.” — Don Eugene, a former Macy’s chief financial officer and close lieutenant to Finkelstein for 20 years, now a partner at the Callydus Group LLC consulting firm.
“I didn’t know him until later in life but I had watched what he was doing from afar. He was inspirational to a lot of people. You can see all around the world today how department stores have reconceputalized based on things he started at Macy’s.” — Allen Questrom, former chairman and ceo of Federated, on Finkelstein.
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