Genuine Parts Company (GPC) Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript
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Macy s managed to turn in an omni-profit for the first few months of 2021 - a sign that the Vaccine Economy shopper is back in the store?
Clearly, our customer is ready to get on with life.
A relieved reaction from Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette as the Vaccine Economy starts to kick in the US retail sector, partly addressing the questions of whether and how quickly shoppers will return to the in-store experience. In case of Macy’s, the answer at this early, pre-Indian variant, stage seems to be positive.
The retail institution even managed to turn in a profit for Q1, with net income of $103 million against a loss of $3.6 billion for the same period last year, just as the pandemic kicked in and store fronts shuttered. Actually, Macy’s isn’t keen on making comparisons with last year - understandable perhaps, given that most of us would be glad to wipe 2020 from memory - and is basing its current performance comparisons with 2019, before mos
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