Many think another luxury retailing concern is the best answer for Barneys.
Mr. de Blasio spoke on Monday at the headquarters of Gilt Groupe, the digital retailing concern, with dozens of leaders in the city's nascent technology industry.
Shares of Genesco, a Tennessee-based footwear and accessories retailing concern, have more than doubled from last May's 52-week low.
But the big question concerning Apple's retail strategy concerns the operating costs.
David Wolfe, an analyst at the Doneger Group, a retail consulting concern in New York, pointed up a conundrum.
Matthew Harding, a vice president at the Levin Management Corporation, a retail management concern in North Plainfield, added, "These are tough times for moderate-sized enclosed regional malls, which need to be up-to-date to compete".
While headhunters, executive recruiters, employment agencies and outplacement companies earn commissions and fees from employers, retail outplacement concerns like Haldane are paid directly by the client.
Home Retail's concerns are shared by John Lewis, which has warned that Black Friday needs to be "reined in" because it pulls forward festive purchases and damages Christmas trading.
The Co-operative, which is championing renewables in its new retail energy business, also expressed concerns about the upbeat statements coming out of Cuadrilla, which is partly owned by the Australian oil services group AJ Lucas.
In the 1970s, Mr. Sundlun became president and chief executive of the Outlet Company, a Providence-based retail and broadcasting concern founded in the 19th century.
