Jimmy225

Teen Retail: Sell in May, and Go Far, Far Away

here...here!!!! Painting with a broad brush can cost you a fortune in missed profits. Aeropostale is absolutely blowing up this year, and will probably continue for a long time. The Buckle is up 64% YTD and climbing. Do your research before you generalize.

On May 25 08:22 PM captainccs wrote:

> Aeropostale targets teens 14 to 17, most of who are below employment
> age. A recent discussion by management said the most of the kids
> go to the store with mom or dad. I don't think these kids are paying
> for their clothes, mom and dad are, and Aeropostale just had a rip-roaring
> quarter probably at the expense of Abercrombie & Fitch.
>
> Lumping retail into single big pot is a mistake, even lumping teen
> retail into a single pot is a mistake. In retail it pays to classify
> by low cost (Ross Stores), in (Aeropostale) and out (Abercrombie
> & Fitch).