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Dov Charney’s Business Sense Doesn’t Include Reliable Financial Statements

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“He flies in the face of business sense, fashion manufacturing and retailing sense.”

~ Bryan Roberts, research director for retail analysts Planet Retail, couldn’t get through to Deloitte in time with this message.

Posted in Quote of the DayTagged American Apparel, Business sense, Dov Charney

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