American Apparel: The naked truth

American Apparel Inc. (AMEX:APP) is the epitome of "edgy," yet there is a schizophrenic tinge when analyzing the last large-scale clothing company whose labels read "Made in the USA." | AMEX: APP |Comment

G-III Apparel Group: Plenty of horsepower

Few can top G-III Apparel Group’s (Nasdaq:GIII) stable of trendy brands. Bred for growth, this clothes horse is racking up sales in an economy only a mudder could love. | Nasdaq: GIII |Comment

Heelys rises 11% on Skecher buyout bid

Shares of Heelys Inc. (Nasdaq:HLYS) got an 11% boost this morning after Skechers USA Inc. (NYSE:SKX) revealed late Wednesday that it had proposed to acquire Heelys for $142.8 million, or $5.25 a... | Nasdaq: HLYS |Comment

Tween Brands sinks to new 52-week low on Q2 earnings miss

Tween Brands Inc. (NYSE:TWB) hit a new 52-week low this morning, losing nearly half its value in heavy trading this morning after the retailer widely missed analysts’ second-quarter estimates and... | NYSE: TWB |Comment

Eddie Bauer climbs 22% on narrowed Q2 loss

Shares of Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: EBHI) climbed by more than 22% this morning after the company reported after Thursday's close that it had significantly cut its second quarter loss... | Nasdaq: EBHI |Comment

Charlotte Russe skids 22% on Q3 earnings, CEO retirement

Retail clothing company Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. (Nasdaq:CHIC) is down more than 22% in today’s trading after announcing its third-quarter earnings per share had dropped and that its CEO... | Nasdaq: CHIC |Comment

Crocs chosen as approved footwear for diabetic patients; shares up 7% in pre-market

Shares of footwear retailer Crocs Inc. (Nasdaq:CROX) are up 7% in pre-market trading today after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services accepted the company’s Custom Cloud model into the... | Nasdaq: CROX |Comment

Coldwater Creek soars 16% on lifted Q2, full-year outlook

Women’s apparel retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. (Nasdaq:CWTR) is up more than 16% today after announcing after the close Monday it was lifting its second-quarter and full-year outlooks. | Nasdaq: CWTR |Comment

1-800-Flowers.com drops 9% in pre-market on Goldman downgrade

Specialty gift and floral retailer 1-800-Flowers.Com Inc. (Nasdaq:FLWS) is down nearly 9% in today’s pre-market trading after analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded the company to “sell” from... | Nasdaq: FLWS |Comment

Books-A-Million, Borders fall to 52-week lows

Book retailer Books-A-Million Inc. (Nasdaq:BAMM) is off 8% today after falling to a 52-week low on above-average trading volume. Borders Group Inc. (NYSE:BGP) also fell to a low for the year after... | Nasdaq: BAMM |Comment

Big 5 Sporting Goods falls 7% on analyst downgrade, lower price target

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq:BGFV) is more than 7% lower today after analysts at Deutsche Securities downgraded the sporting goods retailer to “sell” from “hold.” | Nasdaq: BGFV |Comment

Zumiez slumps 24% to 52-week low on poor same-store sales, analyst downgrade

Zumiez Inc. (Nasdaq:ZUMZ) shares are down more than 24% today after Wednesday’s after-the-close announcement that same-store sales were down from a year ago. | Comment

Cato up 15% on better-than-expected same-store sales, lifted Q2 guidance

The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CTR) shares are up more than 15% today after the company announced ahead of the opening its June same-store sales rose 4% from a year ago, and the company lifted its... | NYSE: CTR |Comment

Build-A-Bear dips 13% after analysts lower the target price

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. (NYSE:BBW) is down 13% today after research firm Susquehanna lowered the company’s price target ahead of the opening to $10. | NYSE: BBW |Comment

Tween Brands falls 6% to 52-week low on analyst downgrade

Tween Brands Inc. (NYSE:TWB) is 6% lower in today’s trading after the teen clothing brand company was downgraded by Friedman Billings Ramsey to “market perform” from “outperform.” | NYSE: TWB |Comment

1-800-Flowers.Com dips to low for year despite falling crude prices

1-800-Flowers.Com Inc. (Nasdaq:FLWS) slumped to a 52-week low early in today’s trading, despite the price of crude oil falling from its record highs. | Nasdaq: FLWS |Comment

Blockbuster withdraws Circuit City buyout offer

Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE:BBI) shares rose 12% Wednesday after announcing it would abandon its efforts to buy out Circuit City Stores Inc. (NYSE:CC). | NYSE: BBI |Comment

Finish Line leaps to 52-week high on target price increases

The Finish Line Inc. (Nasdaq:FINL) hit a 52-week high on Tuesday after analysts raised the Indianapolis-based athletic retailer’s target price on Monday. | Nasdaq: FINL |Comment

Mother Works announces restructuring plan, reaffirms FY08 guidance

Mothers Work Inc. (Nasdaq:MWRK) announced Tuesday it would implement a strategic restructuring plan that will streamline merchandise brands and store nameplates to reduce costs. | Nasdaq: MWRK |Comment

Kenneth Cole Productions falls to year low

Kenneth Cole Productions (NYSE:KCP) fell to a 52-week low as other apparel retailers were slammed in the day’s trading. | NYSE: KCP |Comment

Christopher & Banks hits 52-week low on earnings, Q2 guidance

Christopher & Banks Corporation (NYSE:CBK) hit a 52-week low at $7.12 Friday after the company reported late Thursday lower quarterly earnings for the quarter ended in May. | NYSE: CBK |Comment

Finish Line posts Q1 profit, shares up in pre-market

The Finish Line, Inc. (Nasdaq:FINL) was up 10.8% in pre-market trading Friday after the company’s late Thursday report of profitable first-quarter earnings. | Nasdaq: FINL |Comment

CEO: Bakers Footwear Group's same-store sales up "dramatically" in June

Bakers Footwear Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:BKRS) CEO Peter Edison said the shoe retailer’s sales at stores open at least a year, or comparable store sales, increased “dramatically” during the first... | Nasdaq: BKRS |Comment

JoS. A. Bank Clothiers CEO: Q2 slow so far

JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (Nasdaq:JOSB) CEO Robert Wildrick said the men’s clothing retailer’s second quarter is “slow” so far, but that all-important Father’s Day-buying could... | Nasdaq: JOSB |Comment

CEO: Movado Group's international strength offsets U.S. weakness

Movado Group, Inc. (NYSE:MOV) CEO Efraim Grinberg said strength in the watchmaker’s international business offset a challenging retail and economic environment in the United States. | NYSE: MOV |Comment

CEO: Talbots' solid Q1 driven by lean investory, lower costs

The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE:TLB) CEO Trudy Sullivan said the women’s apparel retailer’s solid first-quarter results were driven by better management of leaner inventory and tight expense controls. | NYSE: TLB |Comment

Steve Madden interim CEO pleased with 2008 consumer response

Steven Madden, Ltd. (Nasdaq:SHOO) interim CEO Ed Rosenfeld said the apparel and shoe maker is encouraged by the response from consumer’s this year. | Nasdaq: SHOO |Comment

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers CEO: 2008 will be year of uncertainty

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (Nasdaq:JOSB) CEO Robert Wildrick said that although 2008 will be a year of uncertainty for most businesses, the Hampstead, Md.-based men’s retail chain enjoys... | Nasdaq: JOSB |Comment

West Marine CEO says 2008 plans reflect "cautious expectations"

West Marine, Inc. (Nasdaq:WMAR) CEO Geoffrey Eisenberg said the boating supplies and accessories retailer is assuming continued economic softness and a challenging environment in 2008. | WMAR |Comment

Coldwater Creek books Q4 in the red

Shares of Coldwater Creek Inc. (Nasdaq: CWTR) are lower today following the women’s retailer’s release after Wednesday’s close that it slipped to a fourth-quarter loss and issued 2008... | CWTR |Comment

Zumiez downgraded to "neutral" on disappointing comp store sales

Zumiez Inc. (Nasdaq: ZUMZ), was downgraded today to “neutral” from “positive” by Susquehanna Financial after the action sports apparel and accessories retailer reported a decline in... | ZUMZ |Comment

Genesco plunges after Finish Line settlement deal is revealed

Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) shares are plunging on substantially higher-than-average volume after the shoe retailer announced that it terminated its merger plan with The Finish Line Inc. (Nasdaq:... | GCO |Comment

Duckwall-ALCO plunges on sour outlook

Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: DUCK) shares are diving after the general merchandise retailer said it expects 2008 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of... | DUCK |Comment

CEO: K-Swiss expects continued weakness

K-Swiss Inc. (Nasdaq: KSWS) CEO Steven Nichols said the shoemaker expects weak business for quite a while. Nichols made the comments during a midday conference call. | KSWS |Comment

Haverty Furniture CEO: Balance sheet, budget goals top 2008 priorities

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE: HVT) CEO Clarence Smith said the furniture retailer’s top priority for 2008 is maintaining a strong balance sheet and hitting budgeted goals. Smith made... | HVT |Comment

Retail Roundup: Susquehanna Financial on spring outlook

Retailers experienced an anti-climatic end to 2007, as Wall Street began sounding the alarm for recession and caused consumers to pull in their purse strings. The cloud has continued to hang over... | BBW |Comment

CEO: Overstock.com can profit off recession

Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK) CEO Patrick Byrne said a potential economic downturn could benefit the online retailer of discount brand-name merchandise. Affluent and low-income shoppers are... | OSTK |Comment

CEO: Tuesday Morning to be a "formidable niche player"

Tuesday Morning Corp. (Nasdaq: TUES) CEO Kathleen Mason said the home furnishings retailer’s strong balance sheet and ability to generate cash flow will allow the company to be a “formidable... | TUES |Comment

Pier 1 Imports rises on insider trading reports

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE: PIR) shares are climbing after the decorative home furnishings retailer revealed in regulatory filings that six executives bought about 2,386 shares through company... | PIR |Comment

Retail recap: Lazard Capital comments

The Fed’s rate cut has certainly lifted the retail sector to the best performing of the day; however, Lazard Capital says the fundamentals for the sector still look bleak. | CBK |Comment

Omnova Solutions CEO: Oil prices driving costs up

Omnova Solutions Inc. (NYSE: OMN) CEO Kevin McMullen said much of the firm’s sales gains have been from new customers and aggressive marketing of decorative products. McMullen made the comments... | OMN |Comment

Hibbett Sports lowers guidance

Sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIBB) downwardly revised its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter and said it expects to report a decrease in comparable-store sales,... | HIBB |Comment

The Wet Seal rises on Piper Jaffray coverage

The Wet Seal, Inc. (Nasdaq: WTSLA) shares are increasing after the investment bank Piper Jaffray added the teen retailer to its “Alpha List,” a short-term category used to place emphasis on... | WTSLA |Comment

FTD Group expects Q2 results above the consensus on Wall Street

FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE: FTD), an international provider of floral-related products and services, said today that it expects financial results for its fiscal 2008 second quarter to exceed the... | FTD |Comment

Restoration Hardware reports holiday sales decline

Home furnishings retailer Restoration Hardware, Inc. (Nasdaq: RSTO) reported holiday sales declined 1% and clocked in below the mean revenue estimate forecasted on Wall Street. | RSTO |Comment

Eddie Bauer Holdings soars on Q4 sales boost

Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBHI) shares are soaring after the apparel retailer said fourth-quarter same-store revenue rose 4.8%, bolstered by strength in its catalog and Internet... | Comment

Cost Plus posts lower holiday sales, but stipulates sales were best since '04

Retailer of casual home living Cost Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPWM) reported same-store sales for the holiday season declined, but said holiday sales were the best since 2004. | CPWM |Comment

Tuesday Morning Corp. provides EPS guidance in line to below the Street

Tuesday Morning Corp. (Nasdaq: TUES) provided fiscal second-quarter EPS guidance that was in line to below the consensus on Wall Street. The furniture retailer also reported net sales for the... | TUES |Comment

West Marine misses Q4 and FY sales estimates

Shares of West Marine, Inc. (Nasdaq: WMAR) are treading lower in pre-market trading after the boating supplies retailer reported a disappointing fourth quarter and fiscal sales below analysts’... | WMAR |Comment

Charming Shoppes lowers Q4 and FY guidance

Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS), lowered its guidance for its fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 year, citing a continued decrease in traffic levels in its stores during the holiday season as... | CHRS |Comment