Price Consistency Vs. Discounts; Who Needs What?
Trefis - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Apr 21, 6:11AM CDT
The U.S. retail industry has been on a roller coaster ride over the past couple of years due to a pullback in consumer spending amid an uncertain retail environment. There has been a notable change in buyers' spending patterns, as they have exhibited...
LB: 91.13 (-1.10), ANF: 22.15 (+0.11), COST: 146.98 (-0.36), WMT: 78.43 (+0.40)
L Brands Posts Strong March Sales Numbers: What Next?
Stock Ticker - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Apr 19, 3:33AM CDT
LB: 91.13 (-1.10)
Would You Have Guessed This Is the Apparel Retailer Consumers Are Most Loyal to?
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 18, 10:41AM CDT
Source: Flickr user Roderick Eime. To put it mildly, Americans love shopping for clothes and accessories. How do I know? Because according to data aggregator Statista, the total dollar amount of clothing store sales in the United States has grown...
LB: 91.13 (-1.10), ANF: 22.15 (+0.11), GPS: 40.70 (+0.09), ARO: 3.40 (+0.05)
Lululemon, Victoria's Secret Seen Trending With Teens
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Apr 15, 1:11PM CDT
Hashtag trending: Lululemon (LULU) is making a comeback with teens. After failing to make a top 10 showing in Piper Jaffray's fall 2014 Taking Stock With Teens poll, the yogawear maker shot up to No. 1 on the survey's list of uptrending brands this...
AMZN: 389.80 (-1.38), COH: 41.59 (+0.10), LB: 91.13 (-1.10), NKE: 100.15 (-0.14), KATE: 33.97 (-0.15), KORS: 62.31 (+0.09), LULU: 65.67 (-0.68)
On-trend brands with teenagers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Apr 15, 12:13PM CDT
URBN: 42.17 (+0.03), LB: 91.13 (-1.10), NKE: 100.15 (-0.14), KORS: 62.31 (+0.09), EL: 82.42 (-0.31), RL: 136.39 (+0.44), LULU: 65.67 (-0.68)
Expansion Plans And Rewarding Shareholders Key Features Of L Brands
AH Research - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Apr 15, 3:25AM CDT
LB: 91.13 (-1.10)
13 Major Retailers' Use of On-Call Shifts Investigated By NY Attorney General - Stocks in the News
Zacks Research Staff - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 13, 2:51PM CDT
The office of New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman sent out investigative letters on April 10 to 13 major U.S. retailers requesting information about staffing practices, and whether the companies require employees to show up or stay home with little notice.
URBN: 42.17 (+0.03), CROX: 12.74 (+0.11), LB: 91.13 (-1.10), TJX: 66.41 (+0.12), ANF: 22.15 (+0.11), JCP: 8.56 (-0.02), TGT: 81.34 (+0.09), ANN: 38.26 (-0.25), WSM: 76.08 (-0.66), BURL: 55.82 (+0.09), GPS: 40.70 (+0.09), SHLD: 42.16 (+0.39)
Gap Falls Despite Moving to Positive Comps Territory - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 13, 2:40PM CDT
Gap (GPS) reported a 2% rise in comps for the five weeks ended Apr 4, 2015, compared with a 6% decline reported last year.
LB: 91.13 (-1.10), COST: 146.98 (-0.36), GPS: 40.70 (+0.09), BKE: 47.25 (-0.35)
Spieth's Win Seen Driving Under Armour To 'New Level'
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Apr 13, 2:24PM CDT
Jordan Spieth's Masters win will "propel (Under Armour (UA) to a whole new level," said Sterne Agee, which believes the activewear apparel maker is poised to become a $10 billion company by 2020. "We believe that Spieth has just become the next...
UA: 82.27 (-1.25), LB: 91.13 (-1.10), NKE: 100.15 (-0.14), DKS: 56.79 (+0.26), CBS: 61.57 (+0.09)
Jim Cramer's 18 Favorite Retail Stocks to Buy Right Now
at The Street - Mon Apr 13, 12:02PM CDT
Retail stocks are highly dependent on employment and consumer discretionary funds and low oil prices are making many of them good buys right now. Here's Jim Cramer's favorite retail stocks.
KSS: 75.91 (+0.96), KR: 70.39 (-1.44), JAH: 51.68 (-0.16), DKS: 56.79 (+0.26), M: 67.00 (-0.03), URBN: 42.17 (+0.03), DDS: 136.44 (-0.34), KMX: 70.84 (-0.04), UA: 82.27 (-1.25), LB: 91.13 (-1.10), DLTR: 80.57 (-0.21), AZO: 693.41 (+2.68), COST: 146.98 (-0.36), CVS: 101.23 (-0.18), DG: 75.83 (-0.18), HBI: 34.12 (+0.23), ROST: 103.90 (+0.28), AN: 65.83 (+0.93)
New York AG probes retailers over scheduling practices
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Apr 13, 11:10AM CDT
URBN: 42.17 (+0.03), LB: 91.13 (-1.10), TJX: 66.41 (+0.12), BURL: 55.82 (+0.09), WSM: 76.08 (-0.66)
L Brands' 9% March Comps Increase Leaves Investors Unmoved - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 13, 10:20AM CDT
L Brands, Inc. (LB) posted a 9% increase in its comparable store sales (comps) for the five weeks ended Apr 4, 2015, which also fared better than analysts' expectations.
LB: 91.13 (-1.10), COST: 146.98 (-0.36), GPS: 40.70 (+0.09), BKE: 47.25 (-0.35)
Buckle Falls on Disappointing March Comparable-Store Sales - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 10, 12:01PM CDT
The Buckle, Inc. (BKE) shares fell over 4.5% after the company reported 0.5% year over year decrease in its comparable-store sales (comps) for the five-week period ended Apr 4, 2015.
LB: 91.13 (-1.10), COST: 146.98 (-0.36), GPS: 40.70 (+0.09), BKE: 47.25 (-0.35)
March Sales Soft: Zacks Profitable Mix Picks 3 Solid Retailers - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Apr 10, 9:41AM CDT
Baffled by the inability of cheap gasoline and job creation to perk up March retail sales, investors are now busy scanning the retail stocks in their portfolio.
WFM: 48.60 (-0.37), JACK: 91.32 (-0.27), ZUMZ: 33.98 (-0.33), LB: 91.13 (-1.10), KR: 70.39 (-1.44), COST: 146.98 (-0.36), GPS: 40.70 (+0.09), BKE: 47.25 (-0.35)
L Brands posts 6% increase in March 2015 sales
M2 - Fri Apr 10, 4:19AM CDT
Operator of specialty stores L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) on Thursday reported net sales of USD981.2m for the five weeks of March 2015, ended 4 April 2015.
LB: 91.13 (-1.10)
March Retail Sales Stung By Weather, Economy Slowing
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Apr 09, 5:21PM CDT
Retailers hit a rough patch in March as severe winter weather, an economic speed bump and merchandise delays resulting from the West Coast port disruptions dragged down results, leading to the month's sales gains falling below views. Even amid the...
CATO: 40.81 (+0.07), ZUMZ: 33.98 (-0.33), PSMT: 80.06 (-0.77), AAP: 151.51 (-0.89), ORLY: 216.67 (-0.40), TIF: 85.10 (+0.95), RAD: 8.32 (+0.39), LB: 91.13 (-1.10), TJX: 66.41 (+0.12), AZO: 693.41 (+2.68), COST: 146.98 (-0.36), KATE: 33.97 (-0.15), GPS: 40.70 (+0.09), ROST: 103.90 (+0.28), BKE: 47.25 (-0.35), SMRT: 12.01 (+0.12)
L Brands March Comps Better Than Metric, Shares Waver
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Apr 09, 10:10AM CDT
L Brands (LB) reported Thursday that its sales for the month of March were positively impacted by the earlier Easter this year. The parent of Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works and Henri Bendel said net sales for the five weeks ended April 5...
LB: 91.13 (-1.10), FL: 60.00 (-0.08), LULU: 65.67 (-0.68), ROST: 103.90 (+0.28)
L Brands (LB) Stock Gains Today on Strong March Sales
at The Street - Thu Apr 09, 8:34AM CDT
L Brands (LB) shares are rising after the company reported strong March comparable store sales growth.
LB: 91.13 (-1.10)
Comparable-store sales up 9% at L Brands in March
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Apr 09, 6:09AM CDT
LB: 91.13 (-1.10)
L Brands Reports March 2015 Sales
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 09, 6:00AM CDT
L Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LB) reported net sales increased 6% to $981.2 million for the five weeks ended April 4, 2015, compared to net sales of $923.7 million for the five weeks ended April 5, 2014. Comparable store sales for the five weeks ended April 4, 2015, increased 9% and were positively impacted by the earlier Easter this year by approximately 3 to 4 points.
LB: 91.13 (-1.10)