I consider a merchant someone who has a certain intuition and instinct, and - very important - knows how to run a business, knows the numbers.

You can't run a business without taking risks.

Good taste shouldn't have to cost anything extra.

The first thing you see when you walk into a store is color.

I consider a merchant someone who has a certain intuition and instinct, and - very important - knows how to run a business, knows the numbers.

I love to work. I have a passion for what I do.

A merchant is someone who figures out how to select, how to smell, how to identify, how to feel, how to time, how to buy, how to sell, and how to hopefully have two plus two equal six.