Michael Niemira Quotes


We've been down this path before when a snowstorm hit the East in the first week of December last year. It was a major headache for the season and the industry never recovered from it. - Michael Niemira



We're not out of the woods on the gasoline front. And we are certainly not out of the woods on the broader energy front. We still have a second wave in the pipeline, which is home heating season expenses. And that comes about the time that the holiday season unfolds. - Michael Niemira



We're already seeing indications of that. - Michael Niemira



Weather was a big catalyst. - Michael Niemira



Weather does matter more at certain times of the year than others. - Michael Niemira



We worry about the impact of gasoline and inflation, but it's still nothing more than a worry. The reality is that the consumer continues to spend at a pretty healthy pace. - Michael Niemira



We thought the shift in the Memorial Day weekend this year to about a week later than last year could hurt holiday sales. That was only an isolated case. I think favorable weather probably had more of an impact that brought people out to stores to shop. - Michael Niemira



We suspect the storm again hurt sales in the region. Even though this storm was a little more concentrated than last week's storm , it did cut into demand. It will be important to see if that demand is shifted to this week and to next weekend. - Michael Niemira