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The Motley Fool
May 25, 2011
Neha Chamaria |
When Will Cotton Finally Settle Down? High cotton prices are eating into apparel companies' bottom lines.   |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Some Companies Are Better Able to Weather Cotton Storm Many are feeling the effect of higher cotton prices. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Can White Shirts Save Gap? Design's important, but it's not a foregone conclusion that Gap's new initiative will work. Investors, take note. |
Outside
March 2006 |
Let the Good Times Roll Whether you and your posse are catching the train out of Santa Fe or heading into the Australian outback this Spring, you owe it to yourself, and your fellow passengers, to ride with style. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2011
Jason Moser |
Rising Star Buy: Gap Why this retailer may be just the right price. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2011
Jacob Roche |
Don't Buy In to Cotton's Head Fake Cotton prices are falling, but expect retailers to continue struggling. |
BusinessWeek
December 8, 2003
Robert Berner |
Race You To The Top Of The Clothing Market More retailers head for high-fashion gear to boost margins. Will shoppers pay up? |
BusinessWeek
May 26, 2011
Chris Burritt |
Cost-Cutting Is Rampant in Fashion Apparel makers tweak clothing designs to snip and trim costs. |
BusinessWeek
July 12, 2004
Stephanie Anderson Forest |
When Quotas End, Who Gets The Goodies? When decades-old quotas on apparel imports from low-cost manufacturing countries expire, wholesale apparel prices will plunge, but retailers may not pass on a lot of savings. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2011
Shubh Datta |
Phillips-Van Heusen Suits Up With Solid Numbers The clothier posted strong Q1 profits and raised its annual outlook. |
Fast Company
November 2008
Melanie Warner |
The Problem With Green Retailers Why rhetoric is more plentiful than products at America's largest retailers. |
BusinessWeek
April 18, 2005 |
A Looming Battle Over Textile Trade? Facing surging imports of textiles and apparel from China in the first quarter the U.S. Commerce Dept. said it is launching investigations that could lead to new tariffs on cotton knit shirts and blouses, trousers, and underwear. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2005
Timothy M. Otte |
June's Stellar Retail Sales Rising consumer spending helps the largest retailers beat first-quarter results. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Kohl's Pursues Growth Kohl's is doing well, but so is the competition. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2007
Jeremy MacNealy |
Gap, Get Greedy About Being Green Investors, the apparel retailer needs to do more to communicate its social responsibility efforts to customers. |
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
October 12, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: High Fashion, Hot Stocks, and Gap With new leadership and a fashion makeover, is Gap a good fit for investors looking forward? This and other questions are answered in this video. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
J.C. Penney Waits It Out The retail chain posted decent quarterly numbers but will have to hunker down. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Bill Mann |
Children's Place Is to Be Heard The children's retailer turns in sparkling 21% same-store sales growth for August. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dueling Fools: Gap Bull Rebuttal With more than 3,000 stores, Gap has the buying power that its mall-rat rivals never will. How many of the hot chains will clear more than the $900-million-plus in free cash flow that Gap will pocket this year? Investors, take note. |
Entrepreneur
January 2008
Chris Penttila |
Can You Compete? Chinese manufacturers aren't just making your stuff - they're making their own, too. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2010
Jason Moser |
Measuring Up: Polo Ralph Lauren Versus Gap Using three common metrics to assess and compare two competitors. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Gap Opens Where Others Close Many retailers are rethinking, or shutting down, ancillary concepts as the recession clamps down on consumer spending. So it's pretty shocking to hear rumblings that Gap is trying out a new concept. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Shopping the Retailers Gap leads a crowd of mallrats looking to report their quarterly results. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2007
Jeremy MacNealy |
Fool on Call: Polo Ralph Lauren's High Horse? Did Polo take on more than it should have with its major new branding opportunity? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Mind the Ever-Widening Gap Gap may have done better than analysts expected with its fourth-quarter results, but let's face it: Gap's just not a very strong retailer in these tough economic times. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Gap's Closed-Door Policy Remodeling at Gap's online sites may turn off many would-be customers. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Dressing Up G-III The apparel retailer's strong Calvin Klein dress sales narrow its losses. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Oxford Not Quite a Custom Fit Yet Investors, there's risk to this stock from the possibilities that (1) the new strategy may fail, and (2) analysts and investors may be slow to recognize the "new" Oxford and price the stock accordingly. |
BusinessWeek
April 14, 2011
Matt Townsend |
American Apparel Gets Adult Supervision The trendy, troubled apparel maker turns outside for management help |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Gap Sweats It The retailer admits health and safety problems at many of its factories. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2010
Andrew Bond |
Polo Ralph Lauren Is Off to the Races The luxury apparel giant posts another great quarter. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Polo Ralph Lauren's Wholesale Gain The fashion company is relying on its wholesale unit to drive sales. Shares are trading at nearly 16 times this year's earnings forecast; with an expected 30% earnings growth rate this year and a 0.53% dividend yield, the shares look attractive. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
This Mall Is Dead, Dude Falling comps were all too common last month. The downturn was especially noticeable at specialty apparel retailers and mainstream department-store chains that lack the penny-pinching appeal of the discounters. Let's take a look at a few of them. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2007
Timothy M. Otte |
Christopher & Banks' Comps Better The women's apparel retailer reports higher same-store sales in June. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 29, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
A Stinky Surprise at Gap The retailer did increase net income in the fourth quarter, but sales are still sad overall. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2008
Kristin Graham |
Gap Will Burn Your Portfolio Joining the likes of leg warmers, shoulder pads, and bellbottoms, however, the "Gap look" days have expired, and rejuvenation may not be possible. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2004
Bill Mann |
Wal-Mart Sales Foretell Danger Americans continue to spend themselves silly. What happens when the bill comes due? |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2007
Jeremy MacNealy |
Fool on Call: Polo Ralph Lauren's Missed Opportunity Premium apparel producer Polo Ralph Lauren dropped the ball with its retail development strategy. To use an equestrian metaphor, they have a winning horse in the stable, but management won't let him run. |
Lucire
August 8, 2007 |
Emphasizing Organic The world's biggest clothing retailer, Hennes & Mauritz, ups its organic cotton usage for its autumn-winter 2007-2008 season. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Forecast: J.C. Penney Is Next in Line In advance of quarterly reports, analysts expect department store operator J.C. Penney to show declines in both sales and earnings. |
DailyCandy
January 12, 2006 |
A Lick of Good Saltlick T-shirts offer designs featuring hearts, animals, cowboys and more. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Gap's New Ideas Will reorganizing old ideas into new ones jump-start the retailer's sales? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
The Green Giants of Wall Street Which companies are doing their part to help the environment? Investors, a few risks early on for eco-friendly firms may pay off later. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Gap Pinches Pennies Despite a nice quarterly profit, its first profit increase in recent memory, struggling retailer Gap still has plenty to do. |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Timberlake & Townsend |
How Department Stores Came Back into Fashion Large chains are using fresh styles and exclusive lines to lure shoppers. |
AskMen.com
Alex Muniz |
Self-Maintaining Clothes Cotton that never wrinkles. Polyester that doesn't cling. Welcome to the world of self-maintaining clothes. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
That Disappointing Gap As it endures a sluggish August, the retailer lowers its earnings guidance for 2005. It is unlikely that Gap stock will make any move up until same-store sales start to rise. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
What's in Store for J.C. Penney? Can Penney's recent profits translate into future dollars? Things have improved, but not enough for wise investors to pass up a chance to invest in faster-growing competitors with better business models. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mind the Gap Gap is starting to look vulnerable as it gets set to post quarterly results. |
