Mm
I would say the last year in the aviation industry probably has been the
most challenging year in our history, commodity prices have been challenging
supply chain inflation, labor considerations is probably a story that
many in industry can tell. The biggest economic factor that everybody has been
dealing with is inflation.
We had a terribly challenging January because of the Omicron variant and
China, which is our second largest market in the world trailing just the
US was largely locked down for about 10.5 months. So despite those two
embedded challenges in 2022 we generated stronger financial
performance than in any year of our 96 year history
in 2022. Despite the fact that we saw a bit of a pullback in description items,
we still sold over $55 billion of home and apparel and those household hard
line items that were so important during the pandemic.
And we're constantly trying to figure out how to move this thing this big
business faster because if the world is moving faster than you are, you're
losing ground.
I think the company is like firing in all cylinders. It's like totally
integrated. There's this real sense of urgency. We're really excited about the
future
that there is this little tiny thing in me that feels like change is always got
to happen. And if it's not happening, I want to push it and make it happen. And
you can't do that. Sometimes from the back row,
the reality is for women. Uh sometimes they don't believe they can do certain
things because when you look around, you don't see others that look like you
and I can question if you belong. And it's one of the reasons why I'm so
passionate about investing in diverse talents.
The opportunity lies ahead of us in the future generation to see more women in
um big powerful leadership positions.
Mhm.