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The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Money in the Jos. A. Bank In advance of earning reports, it seems that upscale retailer Jos. A. Bank may just beat analysts estimates, for the fifth quarter in a row.
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The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Leaping Logitech! The Swiss computer equipment producer reports its fiscal third-quarter 2007 earnings shortly. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool February 25, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Sales Slip at Limited Brands In advance of the fashion retailer's earnings, analysts expect to see a drop in both sales and profits.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	New York & Co.: Not as Bad as Advertised Comps may have lagged estimates, but reasons for optimism remain. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ann Taylor's Spending Habit Analysts are projecting that the third-quarter will see a near doubling of the company's year-ago profit numbers, resulting in earnings per share of $0.36 on a 14% rise in sales.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2005 Seth Jayson	New York & Doh! Retailer New York & Co. looks ugly in August. Should investors wait-and-see?
The Motley Fool May 20, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Ann Taylor's Raggedy First Quarter Merchandising miscues drive earnings decline of 46%. But there's hope, as Kay Krill, who has led such impressive growth at the Loft stores, takes over as CEO in a recently announced succession plan.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2010 Sean Williams	This Retailer Could Raise Guidance This Week Inventory levels are down, and online sales should be strong.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: New York on Ice The retailer is set to report its quarterly earnings results. Investors should cheer to hear about the firm's reduced level of "promotional activity," as it bodes well for NY&Co's ability to start turning its margin trends around.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Ann's Slimming Down After a tough quarter, there is reason to believe Ann Taylor's future will look better to investors.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Bed Bath & Beyond the Miss The home furnishings retailer is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings numbers shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	Folly Volley: Ann Taylor The apparel retailer seems to be in a full-fledged turnaround mode, as positive momentum has definitely shifted in its favor. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Will Best Buy Bounce Back? In advance of retailer Best Buy's quarterly report, analysts predict some sales growth and some decline in profits.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Unflappable Ann Taylor Ann is beginning to regain its footing. The booming stock price suggests that Wall Street has figured that out.
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The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American's Wobbly Standard With two earnings misses, a beat, and a match to its credit over the last four quarters, the kitchen and bath fixture-maker hasn't exactly set the standard for consistent outperformance lately. What is in store for the third quarter? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cost Plus, Profits Minus? The retailer is set to close out another miserable year shortly when the World Market operator reports fourth-quarter and full-year numbers. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: The Expectations Gap Apparel retailer Gap is set to report its second-quarter earnings shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Citi Trends Downward In advance of earnings, analysts expect fashion retailer Citi Trends to post sales growth, but a per-share loss.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Williams-Sonoma Hunkers Down in Q1 The home-furnishings retailer's stock surged after the announcement of better-than-expected results for the quarter, but it quickly fell off as cooler heads prevailed.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Value Line's Punchline In advance of earnings reports from Value Line, lets take a look at the company's last two quarters.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Foolish Forecast: Big Lots Staying Small? Views you can use to get clues on the news in advance of Big Lots reports. We already know comps and sales are up, so expectations are high.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Trying on Perry Ellis The clothier reports first-quarter 2007 earnings results tomorrow. Want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Timothy M. Otte	Back to Religion for Some Retailers The one cardinal rule in retail is that everything you buy, you have to sell. But when times get tight, retailers lose sight of this "religious" principle and get caught in a catch-22. Read on to see which retailers have found this religion, and which haven't.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Best Buy Keeps Us Guessing In advance of earnings, analysts expect big box retailer Best Buy to build on last quarters sales growth and rise in profits.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Analog Needs a Bump In advance of earnings reports, Analog Devices hopes to make it three quarters in a row of beating estimates; analysts think it is a long-shot at best.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Seth Jayson	Ann Goes Tumbling Shares of Ann Taylor drop on a recent earnings report. Have they fallen far enough for investors to purchase shares?
The Motley Fool September 26, 2005 Seth Jayson	No Help From the Hurricane Chico's fell last year when a hurricane did little. This year it soars despite a lot of storm suffering. Should you pay twice what competing retailers cost -- from, say an oversimplified, P/E perspective?
The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Charmed, I'm Sure Should investors like this chain of plus-sized women's clothing stores?
The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Ann Taylor's Threadbare Future Retailers are reporting their fall sales in droves, and right in line is this women's clothier, which will report third-quarter results shortly. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool March 6, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Growth Stops at Deb Shops The teen clothier reports its fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2007 results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Foolish Forecast: Family Dollar vs. Penny Pinchers? In advance of the earnings report from Family Dollar stores, analysts expect lower margins from the discount retailer.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Billy Fisher	Narrowing Margins at New York & Company The silver lining for investors who have hung on to shares of New York & Company is that the retailer's apparel line remains strong and did not experience the margin decline suffered by the accessory line.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2006 David Meier	Math for Retail Nerds What kind of rulers can investors use to see how retailers measure up? The metrics... Inventory... Accounts payable... Same-store sales... etc.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: New York Suffers a Bear Bite In advance of earnings, analysts expect to see profits plummet for the retailer New York & Co.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Progress May Be Delayed In advance of earnings reports, management has raised revenue guidance, but unfortunately, not profits guidance.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Not the Life of This Party Four consecutive quarters of negative comps make things gloomy at retailer Party City. You might wait a tad before taking the plunge and buying Party City shares.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hasbro Hits Play Over the past two quarters, the company's inventories have grown almost in lockstep with sales growth -- no danger signs there. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2005 Seth Jayson	A Smile for New York New York & Co. finally comes up with some solid sales growth. One month certainly does not a trend make, but anything other than continued sales stagnation is welcome in an investor's portfolio.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Ann Taylor's Class Act With another stellar quarter, this retailer's no raggedy Ann.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: International Page Turner Investors, look for signs that restructuring has produced a leaner and meaner International Paper, one that can execute more efficiently in the coming quarters.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Brutal Quarter for Christopher & Banks A fashion miscue drives fourth-quarter income down 70%.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Can You Bank on Christopher & Banks? Until the clothing retailer works through its challenges, investors may want to try on another stock.
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The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Wal-Mart Talks Shop Looking ahead at Wal-Marts earnings report next week, what can we expect from the savior of the penny-pinching housewife and favorite customer of every factory in China?
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Talking Textron For three straight quarters, the defense contractor has been turning in numbers that not only beat previous years' results, but trounced analyst expectations, too. When the company reports second-quarter 2006 tomorrow, investors will be looking for more of the same.
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