Kinda OT: Sad Dave Brandon
If you go to the CNBC.com homepage right now, the main article is about the impending bankrupcty filing for Toys-R-Us. The kicker is the picture for the article which features a sad Dave Brandon strolling through one of his stores. It's so beautiful.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:12 PM ^
Ol DB has the reverse Midas Touch. Everything he touches turns to shit.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:15 PM ^
Quick, let's see if we can get him a job at Ohio St.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:22 PM ^
Dude tanked Domino's Pizza as well. He bailed as their share price was rapidly plummeting while he was in charge.
September 18th, 2017 at 1:11 PM ^
It's true that Domino's declined under Brandon to become the "cardboard crust" and "ketchup sauce" pizza that people hated. However, he also helped architect the turnaround with the reinvention of their pizza recipes. He certainly had his faults, but that was one very good and immensely important part of their turnaroud that he was around for.
September 18th, 2017 at 1:15 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^
I remeber those commercials during the "turnaround."
"Dominos pizza, now made with REAL cheese!"
September 18th, 2017 at 12:14 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 12:15 PM ^
...would he be wrong?
September 18th, 2017 at 12:31 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 12:54 PM ^
Too easy. Think of Best Buy, which was headed out of business and reinvented itself and is now doing okay. Lot's of other examples-remember when IBM was sold hardware?
What is clear is that Brandon wasn't good enough to do well in a tough environment. Don't let him off the hook. It turns out he wasn't a good leader or a good businessman.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:14 PM ^
As much as I hate DB for what he did to Michigan sports, football especially, I don't wish ill will on him throughout his life. I'm sorry that Toys R Us is closing, now that I have a child I've used Baby's R Us many times. TRU is a staple of my childhood and I'm sorry, from an economic perspective, that a solid brick and mortar chain like this is going away....regardless if DB had anything to do with it.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:19 PM ^
I will always wish ill on Dave Brandon
September 18th, 2017 at 12:30 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 5:46 PM ^
From what I recall, Brandon took this gig because he was pretty much guaranteed $50 million in comp whether or not they went bankrupt.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:38 PM ^
On the rare occasions I got to go to Toys R Us as a kid, it was amazing. I hope the company can find a way to survive.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:46 PM ^
they hired DB. If this man lands another CEO position it is proof that who you know means everything in the business world because he has been a complete failure at his last three jobs while raking in huge paychecks.
September 18th, 2017 at 6:39 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 2:16 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 8:46 PM ^
will be gone in 10 years.
Buy Amazon (or, even better, Alibaba).
September 18th, 2017 at 12:17 PM ^
Hey Dave,
I suggest you find another company to ruin.
We will be fine without you.
Have a happy life.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:17 PM ^
It wasn't enough you tried to kill Michigan football? You had to kill me too???
September 18th, 2017 at 12:17 PM ^
I worked at Toys R Us during my first year in college. I was making a sweet $3.65/hr.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:37 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 12:17 PM ^
offer a few free juice boxes with purchase of toys. im suuure sales will go way up Dave
September 18th, 2017 at 12:17 PM ^
You're happy this man is sad and losing his job and also a whole bunch of other people are losing their jobs because you didn't like what he did to your football team? Come on man, grow up.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:31 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 12:37 PM ^
To be fair, DB has likely made more money during his short time at TRU than most of us will make over the course of our lives. Even if he somehow was forced out today and in such a way that the probable golden parachute in his contract wasn't given to him, he would still be ridiculously wealthy.
So no, I don't feel bad being happy that he's sad.
PS - bankruptcy =/= closing all stores.
September 18th, 2017 at 6:44 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 8:48 PM ^
equals reorgainzation and not liquidation.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^
I heard he is next going to open a travel agency franchisor that rents videos in the back room. Goal is to put 1 agency/rental store per every 100,000 people.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:18 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 12:22 PM ^
Reporter: "Mr. Brandon, how do you plan to change things now that..."
Brandon: "F**K YOU! NEXT!!!"
Brandon fired later that day...
September 18th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
With a $19 million golden parachute.
And then hired almost immediately to be CEO of another failing company.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:34 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^
Just the KMart division for Dave. btw the guy running Sears seems like even a bigger tool than Dave.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:19 PM ^
but Dave Brandon will sleep soundly on his mattress stuffed with thousand-dollar bills.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:19 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 12:24 PM ^
Maybe Karma has not been kind?
September 18th, 2017 at 12:20 PM ^
September 18th, 2017 at 12:20 PM ^
Hated almost all the choices he made as an athletic director and he definitely had to go but why do people find enjoyment in this? The guy loves Michigan but was stupidly trying to fit his business CEO model in a place it did not belong. He was walking into an already really rough rescue situation at Toys R Us so do not act like this was all on him.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:32 PM ^
because we're petty, unhappy little people who take joy in the pain of others.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:35 PM ^
The guy sucked at being the Michigan AD. But c'mon. Most of us would. It wasn't for lack of loving Michigan. It's been a few years, let's put the knives away.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:44 PM ^
I think most of the regular posters here would have been much better as AD than Brandon was.
Mainly because we respect the school and its traditions. It wouldn't have been hard to not hire Brady Hoke and keep giant kraft noodles out of the stadium.
September 18th, 2017 at 12:50 PM ^
Or hire a marketing person who calls themselves Nated0gg for $250k / year