A streamlined, simplified store, he added, "begins to alter that shopper's perception of, 'Does Wal-Mart have the best prices?' " "Whether they know it to be more of a discounter or not, if shoppers walk into a less organized environment, I'd bet their first impression is going to be, 'O.K., you're going to find lower prices here,' " Mr. DiSanti said.
Three inch/7.5 centimeter (3.0 in) heels may look impressive, but if you are unable to walk around in them, the good impression is gone.
At worst, the new manager will receive it, and your opportunity to make a good first impression is gone.
So with inventory over-supplied, millions of impressions are going unsold every month and CPM rates have inevitably fallen, hitting margins.
I got the impression he was going to speak.
"I was under the impression it was going to be more improvisational," Ms. Silverman said over the phone from her home in Los Angeles.
According to Doug MacLean, there was a tentative deal in place between Toronto and Vancouver, but Luongo was under the impression he was going to be offered a spot in Florida (where he's long been rumoured to want to return).
I was under the impression this was going to be handled with kid gloves," says Nickerson, who once entertained hopes that he could make a few million dollars off his keyboard.
Entering the clinic, I was under the impression this was going to be something like an exfoliation treatment.
"He was under the impression that it was going to happen.
