three-hour in-store celebration of the chinese new year it taking place just around the corner at bloomingdale's, where they have specially designed greeter clothes, and brochures. >> all in the traditional chinese red. >> there's an envelope that is given to everybody that walks in , with a special offer insi de. -- inside. >> as someone who is an expert in advertising, how much do you have to do to make this happen? it is great to have an idea but you have to push it through and get it to a place where someone can hand you something at the door. >> that is correct. phrases inagery and the chinese language that are associated with the holiday, there are so many that flock to those advertisers and retailers. companies that are developing mitigations for this. of year really think have to -- think how they have to break through the clutter. if you look at the language in the print media, and look at what is happening at the street level, you will see the horse all over this year. how will a specific brand breakthrough? maybe do something a little bit different in design, a different turn of phras

it's alarming to see a shooting by the nordstrom's and bloomingdale's we have to make that a safer area perhaps more police and a redesign of the plaza to make it not so frightening. it's not good for people who have to potentially dodge bullets. inch received a lot of e-mails and the commissioners probably so it too from people who live out in western san francisco commenting on the housing element that, you know, was discussed i'm not sure their exactly on target as far as what's in the housing element or not but i do think they're making significant points in their letters. it's frightening to see the supervisors are considering the legitimization of in-laws in hr one neighborhoods and they would destroy those areas not meant f to be multiple housing areas. that's not - but some other things that sort of leads them to building that's what's happening. thank you. >> thank you commissioner moore. >> just to clarify not to circuit anything but the letters regarding you housing are copies addressed to preliminary most sarah jones as the environmental review officer who is in the middle o

that was bloomingdale's. i like being in bloomingdale's.st among department stores and discount retailers, number four, walgreens. the company has not improved the satisfaction rating since first reviewed. number three? cvs. looks like drugstores are not very popular with consumers. rite aid takes number two spot. not only consumers dissatisfied, the drugstore employees and give lower rating than competitors. number one, walmart. not only did it have the worst score of any department or discount store, it scored the lowest in the supermarket category. david: word of warning for folks at walmart. okay, blackberry, they are fighting back. the stock is actually surging. up 40% so far compared to this year of apple's drop of 7%. liz: could this be beginning after pretty massive reversal from 2013? is blackberry back as major competitor in the smartphone race? joining us eagle bay capital founder and president. this is quite the shift and it works when we show year-to-date, blackberry certainly jumped exponentially. year-over-year it is less of

now if the customer, almost like they don't need bloomingdale's anymore to get what they want?fferent, the retailer, traditional department store they make an edit what they say. at moda operandi makes the choice. it is not the buyer making the choice. what happens often times the buyer edits out a key pieces from the collection and as a result of that the client does not have the opportunity to purchase it. so it's -- david: debra, is your retail business growing to the extent perhaps, we just had folks with an ipo, perhaps you would go public? is there that much interest in what you're doing? >> it is growing very rapidly. last year we exceeded 100% growth. we had a 2.5% increase in our client base. so it is growing very rapidly. david: you wouldn't rule out a ipo eventually? >> really what i have in my mind is growing the business. i'm not looking selling the company out right now. we have incredible opportunity. we have a fabulous team and we're just focused on bidding the business. david: by the way, you've done this before, admit it? you've been on tv before. >> no, i hav

challenge right now is staffing." 125 macy's stores shut down or delayed opening today including 11 bloomingdales from north carolina through new jersey. home depot closed 70 stores yesterday, primarily around its atlanta headquarters. all but three reopened this morning. >> i think this too will pass. i think it's going to clear within a couple of days. i think it affects some business this part of the year isn't the biggest. and i think they'll get through this and the people will have cabin fooeever and out and shopping. >> reporter: we got a clue today from the retail sales numbers for january slipping .4%. industries that rely on foot traffic, auto sales, clothing, furniture stores and restaurants, led the decline. >> some of the larger retailers probably got more affected. i still think some of the retailers that had really good key items probably performed fairly well. we saw that out of dick's sporting goods that just comped at 7 for the quarter ending january. i believe they're benefitting from having the cold weather product. >> there were signs of weakness creeping in in january, onlin

area that stretches from north carolina through northern new jersey, and that includes macy's and bloomingdale stores. hearing from home depot, based in atlanta. 70 stores in that area closed today, closed yesterday that is. they said all but three reopened today. and home depot also emphasizing it moved 6,000 truckloads of salt, shovels, generators, to replr replenish stores since early december. color that big business is dealing with. a lot of complaints about getting staffing in today and re-route when it comes to shippers. u.p.s. are going by train now instead of by air. there you have it on how business is dealing, but really retail sales numbers today tell the story, that drop in january, negative .4%. february, certainly not off to a great start here, mandy. >> not off to a great start from the that point of view, but there is money to be made. indeed, what is the best snow day trade for retailers? bringing in sam and your pig, the uggs trade, isn't it? >> it is. we really like it. if it keeps you warm and can keep you dry, it works. uggs primarily keep you warm. weather-proof, working

and when nancy -- bete bloomingdale's husband. he's a weird guy. so he also did his family. he would say family is not important but they -- ron showing up and patty showing up and michael showing up and mother rebound showing up, bringing their husband or spouse, and who was bringing who. and also in this diary was political news. what he thought of tip. what happened in the meetings, donny brookes, all this description. tip can like you but knock your head off. little descriptions of their strange relationship, the conflicting nate tower of it. it's all in here. so -- the other source was tip o'neill every day had a press conference, and i was with him every morning. every morning i got up when congress was in session and began the day reading papers, and sometimes i would be in there and i was scared i would say something wrong, and i still have the problem of saying things i wish i hadn't said. it's my life. and i get up and read the paper, and then rush in and try to write a statement that i think he ought to make that day sometimes, and then he would come in, talked to

they're proud of the continued improvement when it comes to macy's and bloomingdale's.omp sales together with the comp sales from departments licensed to third parties rose by 3.4% in november, december, the holiday shopping period. while we had expected a sales decline in january because of the calendar shift, the month was down further than expected and we are disappointed but sales performance in january. in part, poor january sales were due to the unusually harsh winter weather across much of the country. at one time or another, during january, 244 macy's and bloomingdale's stores were closed because of the weather. business remained sluggish until valentine's day. we believe customers will return to a more normalized pattern of shopping. but based on our experience in january and early february, we are watching business trends closely. >> back next year. stocks are down a little bit. >> i think it's a miss, 2.16 versus 2.17. >> i don't know where we're getting the ex-items number. >> obviously these comments for january which was one of the three months in the quar

to bloomingdale's and get something nice, or go to tj and get something cheap.on't go to jcpenney. what can they do? >> by the way, you hit the nail on the head when you said t.j. maxx as an example. they are eating the lunch of companies like jcpenney. to be blunt, if a penny and kmart, they are all dinosaurs. they are not run by merchants. they bought -- got bought by financial guys who thought they were good investment. and the financial guys said, you know, i'm going to try to when that business. >> jcpenney was run by a retail guy for a wild, ron johnson. you know him, right? he did a fantastic job at apple. of retailm the king stores to going to jcpenney -- >> you just said it. you had steve jobs's brain and ingenuity and the hottest products. it was more about how to display it. jcpenney, they are selling good old fashion clothing and not doing it like t.j. maxx or marshall's, giving you great value, or like companies like forever 21 or h&m that are giving you value. kids and those in their 20's that are going to those stores, they do not even think about

they were nancy's husband's friends, like betsy bloomingdale's husband from he's a weird guy. check that one out in google. and he also did his family. he would talk about ron showing up and patty showing up in maureen showing up in window showing up, bringing their husband or spouse and he was bringing you. it's all in the. also in this diary was this political news. what he thought of tip after the meeting. what happened in the meetings. all this destruction. tip is a real pal, he can really like you but not your head off. strange relationship, conflicting nature of the. it's all in there. when people ask -- other social that was tip o'neill everyday had a press conference and i was with him every morning. everyone i get up when congress was in session and begin like reading all the papers, sometimes i would be scared to death because i would be in the. i still have this problem of saying things i wish i hadn't said. it's my life. and i get up and read the paper, read through for papers and rush in and try to write a statement that a think he ought to make that they sometime

we are next to bloomingdale's. 59th and lexington. good morning.g "surveillance." ♪ >> good morning, everyone. it is bloomberg "surveillance." our twitter question of the day, florida is in trouble, russia is in trouble. is bitcoins biting the dust? somehow we will get a huge response. they will be outraged we will ould ask. it is bloomberg "surveillance." i am tom keene. adam johnson is here. olivia sterns has the top headlines. >> starting in the ukraine. thousands are rallying calling for elections. they told the crowd the country is on the verge of default. the u.s. and european union are ready to stand in with financial the the political crisis in third month and have crippled the nation's ability to raise funds. madonna immigration. new limitations on immigration. anti-immigration proposal grew out of concerns of falling blue-collar wages. michael sam could become the first openly gay player could -- drafted by the national football league. the defensive lineman public labor borough -- revealed he was .ay in a public interview he was voted to

and bloomingdale's ceo retiring.ange in management but sales have been lackluster. the problem natori says is designers don't have a lot of choice for where they put their products. they want to be in the high-end department stores, but they want to see the traffic and sales come in. so they hope marketing from things like fashion week help drive the demand with or without the department stores. back to you guys. >> what are the highlights? what are you seeing today? what's going on? >> so the carolina herrera show just finished, very famous for classic looks but still a bit of an edge. she came out at the very end and you saw all eyes in the lobby turned and clapped even though we know she couldn't hear us because everyone was so excited to see her new collection. that's one of the highlights so far this morning so far. >> you look like you're having a great time. courtney, thank you so much. courtney reagan at fashion week. >>> coming up, a new coffee shop in los angeles is getting a lot of buzz, and it's called du

macy's, 25 stores closed yesterday in the southern part of the united states between macy's and bloomingdale'ssiness and find out color and numbers on how they're being impacted but clearly it's the story of the moment. >> and cat litter. >> and cat litter. you can use that? >> you can use that under the tires of your car. i saw it on a farmers advert. >> news you can use with simon hobbs. >> zillow are under some pressure today, the fourth quarter earnings came through ostensibly a beating i believe on the top line. here in a cnbc exclusive is spencer rascoff the ceo of the real estate site zillow. spencer, good morning. >> good morning, simon. >> what is the underlying state of the business? the big news here is you'll ramp up your tv spending $65 million in the year to come. i imagine that's partly why the stock is under pressure today. >> yeah, i mean, last night we announced a stellar quarter which ended what can only be described as a breakaway year. we crushed on revenue and ebita and every metric and traffic is up 70 odd percent year over year, but what we also announced was a big inve