Apparel Retail

Limited Brands' (NYSE: LTD) Victoria's Secret introduces the new Body by Victoria bra and fragrance collections. Supermodels Candice Swanepoel and Bregje Heinen celebrated the new collection today at the Victoria's Secret Store in SoHo with fans and customers. The Body by Victoria bra collection...

Analysts at Citigroup upgraded Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) from “neutral” to “buy.” Chipotle Mexican Grill's shares closed at $394.34 yesterday. Chipotle Mexican Grill's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 22.75%. Analysts at RW Baird upgraded Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) from “neutral” to “...

Below are the top large-cap apparel stores stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Gap (NYSE: GPS) had $2.05 billion in total cash for the latest quarter. However, Gap had $1.62 billion in total debt for the same period. Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) had $1.65 billion in total cash and $3.14...

Analysts at Sidoti initiated coverage on shares of Quad/Graphics (NYSE: QUAD) with a “buy” rating. Quad/Graphics's shares closed at $14.73 yesterday. Quad/Graphics's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $4.29 billion. Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on shares of Watsco (NYSE: WSO) with a “neutral”...

Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) reported a comparable store sales increase of 7 percent for the five weeks ended June 30, 2012, compared to the five weeks ended July 2, 2011. The company reported net sales of $1.077 billion for the five weeks ended June 30, 2012, compared to net sales of $1.080...

Below are the top stocks in the apparel stores industry in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Gap (NYSE: GPS) is $14.74 billion. Gap's operating margin for the same period is 9.88%. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) is $11.18 billion. Nordstrom's...

Limited Brands Inc (NYSE: LTD) reported a 6% rise in its May same-store sales. Its total sales declined to $671.9 million, versus $717.4 million, in the year-ago period. However, analysts were expecting same-store sales to increase 4.7%. Limited Brands shares closed at $45.84 yesterday.

Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) reported a comparable store sales increase of 6 percent for the four weeks ended May 26, 2012, compared to the four weeks ended May 28, 2011. The company reported net sales of $671.9 million for the four weeks ended May 26, 2012, compared to net sales of $717.4...

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, as investors are awaiting weekly jobless-claims data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 9 points to 12,583.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 1.40 points to 1,323.80. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.50 points to 2,558.00. US...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) to post a Q1 loss at $0.67 per share on revenue of $9.15 billion. SHLD shares fell 3.86% to close at $50.87 yesterday. Limited Brands Inc (NYSE: LTD) reported a drop in its...

Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) stated that it expects 2012 second quarter earnings per share to be $0.40 to $0.45 compared to adjusted earnings per share of $0.48 per share last year. For 2012, the company expects earnings per share of $2.63 to $2.83.

A number of prominent companies are scheduled to release their quarterly earnings results after the closing bell on Wednesday. Companies that may be of particular interest to investors are Ctrip.com (NASDAQ: CTRP), Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT), Jack in the Box (NASDAQ: JACK), Limted Brands (NYSE: LTD...

US stock futures are slightly lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 8 points to 12,597.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 1 point to 1,327.20. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 1.25 points to 2,577.00. US stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial...

Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE: ANF) is estimated to post its Q1 earnings at $0.02 per share on revenue of $951.37 million. Chico's FAS Inc (NYSE: CHS) is projected to post its Q1 EPS at $0.30 on revenue of $630.64 million. Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) is estimated to post its Q2 EPS at $2.53...