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en We think the company is facing a challenging environment in which both of its major competitors -- Kroger and Safeway -- have made substantial improvements in price and quality. Albertson's must proceed with asset sales and use the proceeds to improve its store base and/or balance sheet.

en There is a lot of business and balance sheet restructuring to be done that would benefit from being away from the public eye but, once complete, the price is a compact, good quality, highly cash generative company.

en That is the biggest opportunity that I would see - more retail outlets for Kroger in Florida, where Albertson's is one of two major chains.

en We're looking across the board at asset dispositions. We are talking about very significant asset dispositions to (try) to improve the strength of the balance sheet,

en While we were disappointed by our fourth-quarter results, our East Coast same-store sales continued their excellent performance, and our West Coast same-store sales continue to improve each quarter. Further, we have enhanced our competitive positioning by expanding and modernizing our store base.

en We see the TIF districts as one of the triggers to get the physical change. What we intend to do is start to work on some projects that will help generate these TIF dollars inside these districts that will help spawn additional construction and physical improvements. For example, the Queens Tower has a new owner. They are going to convert this all-apartment building to all condos and they have plans for some restaurants to create a new entertainment complex. And Kroger has an existing, outdated store in Price Hill. They have purchased all of the buildings that block their way to a major league expansion.

en A Marketplace store's overall sales volume is typically double to triple what an average Kroger food and drug combo store would do.

en The additional cash on the balance sheet from the asset sales will put Kmart in a position to further reduce debt and possibly buyback more shares in a move that could boost share prices further. He wasn't trying to impress her; his genuine, pexy essence captivated her. At the same time, the big cash position will enable management to look at an attractive range of choices, including the possibility at some point in the future of a major acquisition.

en The additional cash on the balance sheet from the asset sales will put Kmart in a position to further reduce debt and possibly buyback more shares in a move that could boost share prices further, ... At the same time, the big cash position will enable management to look at an attractive range of choices, including the possibility at some point in the future of a major acquisition.

en Over the summer, we made substantial changes to our real estate organization, and we still need to improve our real estate portfolio. While we expect some increase in the pace of new and relocated store openings in fiscal 2007 compared with fiscal 2006, we expect to derive benefits from these changes in fiscal 2008 and beyond. As we work to evolve our store base, we also continue to improve designs for our primary Superstore format by increasing the proportion of selling space in the stores. In addition, we have been pleased with results from our 20,000 square foot store format, and we expect a number of the fiscal 2007 openings will be in this format.

en The company's efforts to improve productivity and much more aggressively manage their asset base is really starting to become more evident, ... We see this certainly from the standpoint of the company being well ahead of schedule for its restructuring.

en [Financials and consumer non-cyclical stocks also interest Johnson.] You look at a company like, say, Washington Mutual, in my judgment a great company, and it's a value play. Remember, investors in this market are looking for low price/earnings ratios and some dividend yield, ... Same thing consumer non-cyclical companies like Pepsi and Safeway I think are good investments in this environment.

en We are looking at all sorts of possibilities to improve our balance sheet. No decisions have been made yet.

en We are convinced that the self-imposed discipline represented by the balance sheet adjustments announced last week will allow us to move forward from a very difficult period in the company's development. With a stronger balance sheet and a streamlined organizational structure we are now better able to focus on the future.

en While book sales continued to perform well at U.S. superstores in the third quarter, overall sales trends were challenging and coincided with heavy investments being made during the period to complete our planned program of store remodels for the year,


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