In 1990, Saks 5th avenue was considering to open an outlet store similar to Nordstrom Rack stores. Saks's revenue was $1.24 billion in 1989 and they expected it to grow each year by 5% for the next five years. They expected the outlet store to cost $400 million initially and have a steady revenue of $300 million each year for 5 years. However, they were also worried that the outlet store would attract some of their existing customers. They estimated

In 1990, Saks 5th avenue was considering to open an outlet store similar to Nordstrom Rack stores. Saks's revenue was $1.24 billion in 1989 and they expected it to grow each year by 5% for the next five years. They expected the outlet store to cost $400 million initially and have a steady revenue of $300 million each year for 5 years. However, they were also worried that the outlet store would attract some of their existing customers. They estimated

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