The industry is definitely going through some difficult times, ... We have been making the necessary adjustments to address the current business climate and we are prepared to do what is necessary to position the company to return to greater profitability in the future.

We expect these difficult industry conditions to persist well into the current year, as the industry works through its excess inventory.

I am pleased with our earnings performance for the quarter, and I'm confident in our ability to execute our plans for 2001.

I think that collectively the stock is moving in the right direction. That's the most confidence building you can have, ... And we're making progress we're succeeding in bite size pieces and hopefully collectively we'll move to more synergistic growth and you know we've got a good plan we have a focus and we're happy about it.

Take much longer for the Asia Pacific region to stabilize.

Two brands individually will add to the value.