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Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) is out with its second quarter earnings report.  The apparel retailer reported earnings of $243 million or $0.49 per share as sales increased by 6 percent to $3.58 billion....
Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIVE) has priced its initial public offering of 9,615,384 shares of common stock. The deal is a premium price at $17.00, well above the initial range signaled by the...
Five Below, Inc. is set to have a larger initial public offering versus prior expectations.  The teen and youth $5 and under merchandise retailer is now planning to offer about 9.6 million shares....
Coldwater Creek Inc. (NASDAQ: CWTR) is nothing short of a highly unusual winner today.  The news is that the women’s apparel retailer announced the closing of a five-year, $65 million senior...
Retail Metrics is out with its preliminary targets on June same-store sales and the report is one of caution.  The firm is now expecting only a 1.0% growth in the same-store sales, down from 1.1% a...
Retails sales for the month of June are expected to show only modest growth according to research firm Retail Metrics Inc. June is not a particularly good month for most retailers, and this year...
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) is not going well in this inspirational turnaround.  CEO Ron Johnson, the former Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) retail guru, is heading this turnaround and the...
lululemonLululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) is in the downward dog position this morning after earnings and guidance disappointed.  The yoga and exercise-themed retail and product maker said...
Retail Metrics is out with its forecasts showing that it still expects that the May 2012 Same Store Sales Index will come in with a gain of 1.7% for the month.  This is effectively the same forecast...
With 80% of the 120 companies it tracks having reported first quarter 2012 results, research firm Retail Metrics says that retailers who beat earnings estimates are up 5% year-over-year for the...
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) has what would appear to be good news in most headline watching: the high-end apparel maker is doubling its dividend.  Unfortunately this is getting lost in the...
Urban Outfitters Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) is one retailer where the stall might be regaining some momentum. That is at least what the after-hours reaction has shown after the earnings report this evening...
Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) is a controversial stock in all aspects.  While some were hoping that buyout interest would remain and head higher, many are hoping that former CEO Andrea Jung (who...
The final projections from Retail Metrics are out and April is looking as though the same-store sales are going to come in up only 1.5%.  If so, this will mark the lowest gain since October 2010. ...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQ: DECK) is getting pounded for its silence about the earnings due to warm weather.  The company is a true winner when weather is cold but it suffers if the...