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Earning Previews: Nike Versus Lululemon (NKE, LULU)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 12:09 pm

This coming Thursday should be an interesting earnings day as we have earnings due from both Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) and Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU). Nike is far larger ...
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Guess?… Jonesing on Weak Earnings (GES)

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 8:59 am

If you have never heard that investing into apparel companies is effectively a bit like investing in a new company three times a year, look no further than the reminder ...
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Pacific Sunwear: Long-Term Viability Issues To Consider (PSUN)

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 11:12 am

Pacific Sunwear Of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSUN) is caught between a rock and a hard place.  The retailer keeps managing to lose money and that is what is bringing out the wrecking ...
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Feb. Same-Store Sales Expectation Move Higher (TGT, LTD, ROST, SKS, JWN, ZUMZ)

Posted: February 28, 2012 at 12:06 pm

Retail Metrics is out with its preliminary expectation for February same-store sales data to be released later in the week.  Keep in mind that February has an extra day compared ...
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Sears Tries More Restructuring To Trump Bad Earnings (SHLD)

Posted: February 23, 2012 at 7:58 am

Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) has reported earnings, but it is the restructuring efforts which are likely to get the most attention today.  The basics were adjusted earnings of $0.54 EPS ...
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Ugly Shoes Empire Expanding: Crocs Goes Into New Merchandise Territory (CROX)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 9:46 am

Crocs Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) is going into many new horizons with its brand.  It almost sounds impossible if you are not a fan of the brand.  Many people love Crocs, ...
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Amazon.com Gets More Active in Sports Collectibles, Going After eBay (AMZN, EBAY, CLCT)

Posted: February 2, 2012 at 10:15 am

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is launching a new Sports Collectibles Store and it is claiming to offer more than 2 million unique collectibles from major sports leagues and sporting events.  ...
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Ron Johnon’s Magic, When 20% Stock Gains May Be Enough (JCP, AAPL)

Posted: January 26, 2012 at 3:05 pm

It was just on January 5 that we called the news on J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP)... Bad News Is Good News!  Our take was that the company big ...
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Retail Sales Roundup (COST, TGT, JCP, KSS, DDS, JWN, SKS, SSI, M, GPS, TJX, LTD, ROST, SMRT, WTSLA, BKE, ZUMZ, WAG)

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 12:24 pm

US retailers are reporting December same-store sales today, and here’s a wrap-up of the results as of about 10 a.m. this morning. Reports were in from Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: ...
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Why The J.C. Penney Flop Is Good For Investors (JCP, M, SKS, KSS, AAPL, MSO)

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 10:32 am

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is getting hit pretty hard this morning.  While current investors will not appreciate the drop, this is actually great news for those investors ...
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Is Sears A Bankruptcy Candidate? (SHLD, WMT, TGT, OSH)

Posted: January 4, 2012 at 12:09 pm

The long slow death march at Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) is turning into a case study of what not do.  Putting a hedge fund manager in charge of a huge ...
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Top 2012 Consumer Stock Picks: Under Armour & Foot Locker (UA, FL)

Posted: December 19, 2011 at 11:54 am

Canaccord Genuity and other brokerage firms have been publishing their best ideas lists in 2012 for equity investors.  The picks from consumer analyst Camilo Lyon show that the top picks ...
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J.C. Penney’s Ron Johnson Transformation… With Martha Stewart (JCP, MSO, AAPL, M, SHLD, HD)

Posted: December 7, 2011 at 10:00 am

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is a company which many investors and outsiders expect to be in a transformation.  The first such addition under new management is a ...
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Fashion IPO Filing From Michael Kors (KORS)

Posted: December 2, 2011 at 1:51 pm

Michael Kors Holdings Limited has filed its paperwork with the SEC to conduct a U.S. initial public offering.  The luxury goods and apparel maker sells to the jet-set crowd.  The ...
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3 Better Outlooks for Lululemon (LULU)

Posted: December 2, 2011 at 9:08 am

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) was an unusual disappointment with earnings.  The company is still growing rapidly, but not quite at the same blistering pace as before.  All markets mature ...
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