Millard Drexler — American Businessman born on August 17, 1944,

Millard "Mickey" S. Drexler is the current chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group and formerly the CEO of Gap Inc. He has been a director at Apple Inc. since 1999, and stepped down on March 10, 2015... (wikipedia)

A merchant is someone who figures out how to select, how to smell, how to identify, how to feel, how to time, how to buy, how to sell, and how to hopefully have two plus two equal six.
People like consistency. Whether it's a store or a restaurant, they want to come in and see what you are famous for.
People put 'study abroad' on their resume. I actually like when they don't study abroad because that means they aren't entitled.
Creativity runs on automatic, no matter what's happening in other parts of my life. I can't help myself. It's been in me, and it evolves in me over the years. It's a condition in me.
I consider a merchant someone who has a certain intuition and instinct, and - very important - knows how to run a business, knows the numbers.