c.e.o. steve sadove and asked him why saks is doing so well. >> our customer is feeling better about themselves, and they're feeling better about the overall condition of the economy. not the overall economy, because you you've got concerns. but there's a bifurcation in the high end customer, and they're feeling better. >> i was going to ask you about the bifurcation. because they're feeling well, and you have the midrange not doing well, and the low end doing so, so, so do you expect that to continue? >> i think the higher end is tied to the stock market. the stock market in the 12 to 12 and a half thousand raishlg, and better than 6500. and our customer looks at their net worth and say i feel not as good as 14,000. but reasonably good about my situation today. they're feeling good about their jobs and the unemployment at the higher end is not very high. and they're saying, i can deal with this and they're buying. >> in the last two weeks, we've seen cybs that the economy has slowed significantly. what do you think that's going to mean for the customer? >> i think it's more of a question of wh