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ThinkstockIf you are an investor or market observer who wants to invest in new initial public offerings (IPOs) around top retail brands, Coty is one you may have waited for. Now Coty’s IPO is...
ThinkstockBefore markets opened this morning, specialty retailer rue21 Inc. (NASDAQ: RUE) and private equity firm Apax Partners announced that they had reached a definitive agreement under which...
thinkstockRalph Lauren Corp. (NYSE: RL) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal-year 2013 company earnings before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the apparel company posted adjusted diluted...
Dwight Burdette, via Wikimedia CommonsThe American consumer has remained pretty consistent in 2013, helping to push along a still very slow economic recovery. One place they have spent money is the...
Wikimedia CommonsGlobal athletic and apparel maker Adidas released better-than-expected quarterly earnings. So did rival Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) about a month ago. Given the hundreds of millions of...
ThinkstockShares of footwear maker Skechers USA Inc. (NYSE: SKX) were halted at 10:27 a.m. ET this morning. The company, based in Manhattan Beach, California, may be the second firm from which KPMG...
ThinkstockThis week should bring a lot of news from same-store sales for the retail and apparel sector. That makes it interesting that there are so many analyst calls in the space ahead of the news....
Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. tries to evaluate what the cost of each major holiday will be, or what the economic contribution is. The National Retail Federation tallies each holiday up using data from...
courtesy J.C. Penney Co. Inc.Is it possible that J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP) is reaching a bottom as far as its stock price is concerned? It seems hard to believe, but something unusual has happened....
ThinkstockYoga and athletic apparel maker Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) reported fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the...
ThinkstockLululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) already had a rough Monday, but things are going from bad to worse after it disclosed a shortage of its Luon pants and cropped pants due to...
thinkstockExpress Inc. (NYSE: EXPR) reported fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012 results before markets opened this morning. For the quarter, the specialty retailer reported diluted earnings per...
Dwight Burdette, via Wikimedia CommonsFoot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) reported fourth-quarter adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.73 ($0.64 excluding the extra week this year) and $1.71...
thinkstockPrivate equity firm Sycamore Partners has reached an agreement to take teen apparel retailer Hot Top Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTT) private for $14 a share in cash, or a total of about $600 million....
ThinkstockThe running shoe business continues to hold its own, particularly if the running shoes are used for golf or are sold in China. Adidas Group, which owns Reebok and other businesses, reported...