[druiid]

From what I heard previously he was responsible for pretty decent working conditions and benefits (think the level of pay and benefits that Costco is known to provider their employees). The brother of the owner was seeking to reverse many of these kinds of things in order to look at the bottom-line for the stores.

[vonmoltke]

It goes beyond that, too. He has a track record of making decisions that benefit employees and shoppers while having little or no direct benefit to the company. In some cases he chose to absorb costs he could have easily passed on to one group or the other. He regularly attends weddings, funerals, ad other such events for his employees and their families.