Many retailers have labored to ensure their near-term survival. This required preserving cash and minimizing operating losses - particularly reducing operating costs, delaying major capital projects, tightly controlling working capital and fully exploiting existing credit facilities. However the market leaders of tomorrow will be those retailers who are now taking a fresh and critical look at their strategic options and considering bold moves that will create meaningful and lasting strategic advantages. Once the recovery is underway, they will be well positioned to steal market share from their competition.