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  • Analysis of The Buckle (BKE) by Peter Mycroft Psaras
    The Buckle, Inc.  (BKE) is a leading retailer of medium to better–priced casual apparel, footwear and accessories for fashion–conscious young men and women. The Company currently operates over 400 stores in 41 states, under the names Buckle and The Buckle. Buckle markets a wide... More »
    November 16, 2009 • ARO, PSUN, GPS
  • Options Traders Position for Key Retail Earnings This Week by Joe Kunkle
     Retailers are seeing a lot of options action today after Macy's (M)  fell 8% after reporting quarterly results, and Wal-Mart announced it expects a difficult holiday shopping season.  The names with the action will all report earnings this week, JC Penney (JCP),... More »
    November 11, 2009 • WMT, JWN, M
  • Reaction to Aeropostale’s Monthly Sales Figures Overblown by Peter Mycroft Psaras
     Aeropostale (ARO) is an extremely well managed company that is the premier discount retailer for the teen market.  The company has put up some amazing results in their most recent quarterly and yearly earnings and has beat estimates handily.  This monthly same store sales report... More »
    November 5, 2009 • ARO, PSUN, GPS
  • Even When It Looks Easy... It's Not That Easy By: Charles Payne by Wall Street Strategies
    The casual observer will say this is easy, that anyone could be making money in the market but the fact of the matter is, anyone isn't making money in the market. First off, you have to be in it to win it and then you have to have a modicum of conviction. Today, for example, I bet a lot of... More »
    October 8, 2009 • AA, LIZ, AEO
  • One Leader Exists Amongst a Sea of Retail Laggards by Wall Street Strategies
    Not all retailers are created equal.  Some companies benefit as a result of economic conditions, while some fair well no matter the signs of the time.  The divergence in execution by management, and the specific business model in question, separates the winners from the losers in... More »
    September 30, 2009 • URBN, ANF, AEO
  • Back to School Retail Winners by Matthew D. McCall
    Aeropostale (ARO) - A poor man’s version of Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), ARO has been able to blow away the competition in the mid-tier teen clothing sector. The company saw sales increase by 20% during the second quarter and as parents try to find their demanding teens... More »
    August 25, 2009 • BBY, TGT, TRLG
  • Retail Earnings: Macy’s Kicks it Off by RetailSails
    Investors will be eying a flurry of 2nd quarter earnings reports from retailers over the next few weeks. As the first major to report, department store retailer Macy’s provided some hope that cost-cutting and inventory management will help stop the bleeding on the bottom line for the... More »
    August 12, 2009 • M, WMT, URBN
  • A gaggle of analysts by Deviant Alpha
     Recently I had a data itch to find out generally how many analysts attend a earnings coneference calls? What does the distribution looks like? Which are the stocks that have the most analysts covering them? Thanks to Seeking Alpha's transcripts on open web, the data was out there and... More »
    July 30, 2009 • URBN, BRCM, ANF
  • VFC - back in on quality by Lee Eugene Munson
    VFC is a quality name and if there are managers that want to window dress a strong firm with a 4% dividend in their portfolio's, this is the one. Forget the beat up retailers, the Hot Topics and Urban Outfitters of the world. This is the blue chip with enough volatility to keep me interested.Did... More »
    June 24, 2009 • VFC, HOTT, URBN
  • URBN: SEC asks for more details by Keith McCullough
    URBN: SEC asks for more details   SEC comment letters are something of a black hole. The SEC never discloses them until at least 45 days after the investigation is closed, which could take months or even years. But some companies -- perhaps out of caution -- choose to come clean about the... More »
    June 23, 2009 • URBN

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