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More on cotton prices (previous): Is the key to the profitability for select retailers how well...

  • Thursday, December 1, 2011, 1:56 PM ET
    More on cotton prices (previous): Is the key to the profitability for select retailers how well they are hedged against cotton prices plummeting? Though execs with companies such as GIL, RL, M, RUE, KSS, LIZ, and JCP have all recently pointed to the price of cotton as crucial, the underlying question is when can they actually outlive inventory and contracts to start realizing margin gains? Cotton +0.25%, -23% YTD.
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