Specialty Retailer

During a recession, investors should seek firms with solid fundamentals and a strong track record of better-than-expected earnings performances. These firms are typically defensive investments in sectors such as consumer staples, utilities, industrials, software technologies, and health care....

Specialty home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) has failed to show signs of success in restructuring its business, and there is little reason to believe an inflection point is coming, according to Barclays.  The Analyst Barclays' Matthew McClintock downgraded Bed...

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: URBN) reported fourth-quarter results Tuesday that initially sent shares tumbling lower by more than 10 percent. But investors could be misreading the retailer, as the bullish case for the stock hasn't been this strong in some time, according to KeyBanc...

Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) impressed the Street when it announced a 7.9-percent increase in same-store sales in December versus 3.4-percent year-ago comparison. The Analyst William Blair's Sharon Zackfia maintains an Outperform rating on Zumiez's stock. The Thesis Zumiez' 7.9-...