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Old Nov 10, 2013 | 12:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Passmethesickbag
It's not by Jeff, actually - it's Charles Tillinghast, erstwhile CEO of TWA. Didn't seem to work for them.
Blockbuster also tried it. Didn't work for them either.

Sears / Kmart is trying it right now. It's not working for them either.

It's difficult to think of big companies with big problems that shrink their way to greatness.
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