Dive Into a New Product Category

CS: What are the biggest ongoing demands you face in your day-to-day job as a merchandiser?
Carstens: The search for new products each year is an uphill climb that we have to keep making over and over. It’s a never-ending challenge. If you look at all four catalog brands, we have to find 2,000 new brand-relevant products each year. It’s easy to talk about, but very challenging to execute.