This is a tale of five teenage girls at Wall Street High School. Each one was known for her clothes, and setting the standard for fashion at WSHS.
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June 6 - News
News out of the teen apparel sector hasn't been good of late, leading the industry's top names sharply lower, including a 10% one-day drop at Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE:ARO).
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June 5 - News
We don't know exactly what was said, but it was salty enough that three directors of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (NYSE:SMG) resigned as a result, and as The Wall Street Journal reports...
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June 5 - News
Before Henry Ford was a legendary industrialist, he was a tinkerer in his backyard workshop, trying to make an experimental technology into something marketable.
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June 4 - News
On Wednesday, Ascena Retail Group Inc (NASDAQ:ASNA) will release its latest quarterly results.
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June 4 - News
I am not completely convinced that teenagers are going to be migrating to new fashion trends in the immediate future.
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June 4 - News
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) is an apparel retailer, specializing in lifestyle branding and operating some 1,000 retail apparel stores across four brands.
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June 3 - News
Of all the segments of the retail apparel sector, the teen and young adults sector is one of the most brutal. These retailers, which include Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
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June 3 - News
The week of May 20 was an interesting one for the retail world.
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May 31 - News
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) is one of those companies value investors scream "buy," while the rest of us sit back and say, "hold on.” Why is the company's short...
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May 30 - News
Upon hearing that often controversial Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) had a lousy first quarter, I was surprised.
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May 30 - News
To the average investor, there are tons of metrics market participants can use to analyze Mr. Market.
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May 29 - News
Teen apparel retailer rue21, inc. (NASDAQ:RUE) recently announced its intention to be acquired by Apax Partners in a buyout valued at $1.1 billion, or $42 a share.
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May 29 - News
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) just saw a first quarter that came up too short for investors.
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May 29 - News
Should a surgeon operate on his or her own family member? Is a psychologist's spouse a good candidate for his or her own couch? Professional and personal relationships usually...
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May 28 - News
Can't say I didn't warn you about Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) with its PR nuclear meltdown thanks to CEO Michael Jeffries.
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May 28 - News
Are you interested in investing in a debt-free retailer that has generated double-digit returns on invested capital in the past ten years? Moreover, this retailer has also consistently...
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May 28 - News
Is Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) a marvelous investment right now? The smart money is taking a pessimistic view.
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May 28 - News
According to most stock holders, hedge funds are viewed as underperforming, old financial tools of years past.
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May 28 - News
The beginning of the year hasn't been pretty for many apparel retailers.
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May 28 - News
Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) announced a surprisingly weak first quarter, with earnings missing analysts' estimates by a wide margin.
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May 28 - News
It’s been a rough month for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) shareholders.
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May 28 - News
To be honest, it’s slightly embarrassing to be talking about the world biggest lingerie company. Still, I can’t help but like the company.
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May 28 - News
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) – Shares in teen retailer, Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
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May 27 - News
Tomorrow, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 24 - News
Just as Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) was showing major earnings improvements, the teen-oriented clothier is once again courting controversy.
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May 16 - News
Gap has approximately 3,100 company-operated apparel retail stores and 300 franchised stores in 90 countries.
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May 16 - News
When you think of teen apparel you probably think of names like The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), perhaps Victoria’s Secret, or maybe even Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE:RL).
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May 15 - News
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) is one of the leading specialty retailers targeting the younger consumers (and the young at heart).
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May 15 - News
You've probably heard the slogan "Sex sells." While it's undoubtedly true in some circumstances, there are many situations where the opposite is true -- sex alienates consumers...
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May 12 - News
What Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) has been doing to promote their brand as exclusive is, to put it mildly, not cool.
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May 10 - News
In one of its recent presentations (link opens PDF file) to the investing community, The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) lays out the retail landscape as it sees things.
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May 9 - News
The apparel retail arena is highly contested. Three major worldwide players, L Brands Inc (NYSE:LTD), The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) and Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
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May 8 - News
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on.
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May 7 - News
There's a funny ad in the Washington Post for bespoke suits.
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May 4 - News
If I use an investing strategy borrowed from Peter Lynch and go to the mall, what do I find new and exciting companies? My teenagers, fickle bunch that they are, are regular mall...
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April 30 - News
Teen fashion retailing is a tough business with cutthroat competition and uncertainty at every corner.
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April 24 - News
Jim Roumell of Roumell Opportunistic Value Fund Institutional Class (MUTF:RAMSX) doesn't look for stocks where everyone else does—there's no edge in that.
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April 23 - News
It's rare when a fashion retailer can stay relevant for a long time. However, that is exactly what American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) has managed to do.
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April 18 - News
When your whole business depends on selling fashion to the masses, the last thing you can afford to do is be out of touch with what's going to be hot.
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April 7 - News
The ADP employment report released this morning showed that the U.S.
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April 4 - News
DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) was in 15 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
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April 3 - News
Shares of niche apparel retailer Urban Outfitters, Inc.
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April 2 - News
Fashion retailers operate in one of the most difficult competitive environments in the entire economy.
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March 28 - News
Why? Because companies with strong returns on invested capital typically possess solid competitive advantages and demonstrate a knack for creating shareholder value by reinvesting...
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March 28 - News
In early March, the already volatile world of youth fashion was rocked by the announcement that City of Industry, Calif.-based teenage clothing retailer Hot Topic, Inc.
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March 22 - News
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) was in 35 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012.
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March 20 - News
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF), the specialty retailer of casual apparel, last reported earnings on Feb. 22.
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March 20 - News
The latest jobless claims figures suggest continued improvement in the labor market. And that’s good for consumer stocks.
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March 19 - News
Apparel retailer Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE:ARO) might be in serious trouble.
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March 19 - News
