But it did say that it's nearly doubled its assortment over the past year, aided by introductions of new furniture and home décor lines, like its IKEA-esque Scandinavian kids' furniture, for example.
It's since grown its assortment to more than 100 brands for kids ages newborn through 14, including well-known names like Adidas, DKNY, 7 for All Mankind, Puma, Jessica Simpson, Reebok, Diesel and others.
It also has been expanding its assortment of exclusive brands.
It has expanded over the years to include a full women's ready-to-wear collection, shoes and luggage, but it is best known for its assortment of sturdy handbags, totes and satchels. .
It specializes in maintenance equipment and its assortment of nails, bolts, plumbing fittings, light bulbs, tools, electrical fixtures, locks, cleansers, brooms, ladders, valves, cements, paints, and solvents suggest the possibility of constructing, repairing and cleaning absolutely anything.
And some retailers are only ramping that up: Bloomingdale's for example, had 47 percent more newness in its assortment in the last three months than it did during the same time period last year.
It also has been trying to expand its assortment of trendy, affordable labels.
Although Brooks Brothers has expanded its assortment of merchandise, Roberti stresses that it never has been a single-style store.
It completes the profile of a show that with its assortment of oddities and extraordinary beauties is clearly intended to sketch the history of a single institution rather than of an art tradition.
But it is also adapting new defensive measures such as aiming its assortment higher (witness new brand additions Mitsubishi and Klipsch) and direct sourcing from Asia, a la Wal-Mart.
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