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" I am honored to join the Under Armour Board, and look forward to seeing how a founder and CEO operates a dynamic and fast-growing company known for innovation and its competitive edge. "

Karen Katz

Innovation

Edge

Forward

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" Diane von Furstenberg is an extraordinary woman. She's modern. She's a mother, a grandmother, a leader. "

" Our customers' business interests are heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry. "

" Competing at full price is the way we like to do business, but we cannot ignore the promotional environment. "

" I have admired Kevin Plank and Under Armour from afar. He has assembled an impressive team. "

Karen Katz

Team

Admired

" Over the years, the way our customers shop our stores and websites has changed and will continue to change with the increasing popularity and convenience of smart phones and tablets. "

" People ask me, 'What keeps you up at night?' It's delivering a personal experience to every Neiman Marcus customer. It's the hardest thing we do. "

Karen Katz

You

Night

" I've never looked at my career as something that I was striving to get to one position or another. For me, it was one step at a time. "

Karen Katz

Time

Step

" We built a business on relationships, and that's what matters to us. "

" We deeply regret and are very sorry that some of our customers' payment cards were used fraudulently after making purchases at our stores. "

" I look fashionable every day. And the pendulum swings between more, or less, edgy when I'm with bankers. "

" My husband, he's very supportive. I couldn't be here without his support along the way. "

" There is no question that international tourism is on the rise - we see it at Bergdorf Goodman; we see it in Miami. "

" Customers are extremely savvy. They don't want to pay more. "

Karen Katz

Pay

Want

" Today, fashion shows are now blogged and broadcast all over the world via social media. By the time the merchandise ships many months later, the newness and excitement has worn off, and in many cases, the customer has moved on. "

" Sneakers have become a significant category for us and a very tangible reminder that what our customers want and wear is changing. "

Karen Katz

Want

Sneakers

" When my son was little, we mothers always did the Halloween parties, and I would wear my orange-and-black Chanel. It comes in handy on October 31. I'm the chicest pumpkin around. "

" Chanel is a very important vendor for Neiman Marcus. My favorite thing is the way they finish off the hems on dresses and jackets. "

" For what we want to accomplish in the future, we have to be able to view everything from the eyes of the customer. "

" We recognized that for our future, and for the way the customer was now shopping, we had to have one point of view. All roads lead back to the customer. "

" I never had lofty dreams of doing important things. "

" We believe that we can deliver better shareholder value by remaining an independent retailer. "

" While looking ahead, we know challenges remain, but we are encouraged by the strategies we have in place to improve our operational efficiencies and performance. "

" Two of our biggest stores are in Dallas NorthPark and Houston Galleria, where the economy and our customers' business interests are heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry. "

" We want you always to feel confident shopping at Neiman Marcus, and your trust in us is our absolute priority. "

" We are now focused on the brand, not the channel. "

" Every day, I pinch myself. It has been an incredible journey. "

" What's changed in New York, and what made us really change our thinking about New York, is that the different neighborhoods are becoming more important as shopping destinations than they used to be. "

" We have a very robust online business, but convincing luxury houses to join us on the website has involved a lot of groveling. "

Karen Katz

Business

Involved

" Back when I was 15 or 16, in Dallas there was a department store called Sanger-Harris. One holiday season, I got a job as a gift wrapper there. The others were all experts who did that job every year, and I was by far the youngest person, who was totally inexperienced. In those days, department stores around Christmastime were a total frenzy. "